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principalization

principalization noun: 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.

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 principalization

pluralprincipalizations

Questions about principalization

What does principalization mean?
Principalization means 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.
What part of speech is principalization?
Principalization is a noun.
What is the plural of principalization?
The plural of principalization is principalizations.

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  9. principally
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