In algebra, a filtered ring A is said to be almost commutative if the associated graded ring gr A = ⊕ A i / A i − 1 {\displaystyle \operatorname {gr} A=\oplus A_{i}/{A_{i-1}}} is commutative. Basic examples of almost commutative rings involve differential operators. For example, the enveloping algebra of a complex Lie algebra is almost commutative by the PBW theorem. Similarly, a Weyl algebra is almost commutative.
See also Ore condition Gelfand–Kirillov dimension
References Victor Ginzburg, Lectures on D-modules