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principalisation

principalisation is the alternative form of principalization.

Meaning of principalization

Noun

principalization (countable and uncountable, plural principalizations)

  1. A situation when, given an extension of algebraic number fields, some ideal (or more generally fractional ideal) of the ring of integers of the smaller field isn't principal but its extension to the ring of integers of the larger field is.

Forms of principalisation

pluralprincipalisations

Questions about principalisation

What is principalisation the alternative form of?
Principalisation is the alternative form of principalization.

Words near principalisation in the dictionary

  1. principal square roots
  2. principal ultrafilter
  3. principal ultrafilters
  4. principal-agent problem
  5. principal-agent problems
  6. principalisation
  7. principalism
  8. principalist
  9. principalists
  10. principalities
  11. principality

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