free modules
free modules is the plural of free module.
Meaning of free module
Noun
free module (plural free modules)
- A module that has a basis. Equivalently, a module consisting of n-tuples of ring elements with no extra identities. (Then the number n is said to be its rank.) Equivalently, a direct sum whose summands are all the same ring. (The quantity of summands may be more than two.)
Questions about free modules
- What is free modules the plural of?
- Free modules is the plural of free module.
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