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minimal ideals

minimal ideals is the plural of minimal ideal.

Meaning of minimal ideal

Noun

minimal ideal (plural minimal ideals)

  1. (ring theory) A nonzero (two-sided) ideal that contains no other nonzero two-sided ideal.
    • Of particular interest are the primitive rings with minimal ideals, algebraic algebras and algebras with a polynomial identity.1956, Nathan Jacobson, Structure of Rings, American Mathematical Society, page vii

Questions about minimal ideals

What is minimal ideals the plural of?
Minimal ideals is the plural of minimal ideal.

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