Commutative ring with unit is defined as $(R,+,\times)$, where $(R,+)$ is abelian group and $(R,\times)$ is commutative multiplicative monoid with $1$ and $+$ and $\times$ satisfies distributive law.
Could you give me an example $(R,+,\times)$ cannnot be a ring because $+$ and $\times$ does not satisfy distributive law although $(R,+)$ is abelian group and $(R,\times)$ is commutative multiplicative monoid with $1$.
+1, this is a great question. I was thinking about this a while back and asked this question which you might be interested in; https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/3900991/understanding-algebras-with-alteratives-to-the-distributive-law. Your question really nails what I was trying to think about there – Jojo Mar 21 '22 at 13:07