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right ideal

right ideal noun: a subset of a ring which is closed under right-multiplication by any element of the ring.

Noun

right ideal (plural right ideals)

  1. A subset of a ring which is closed under right-multiplication by any element of the ring.
    • If I is a right ideal of R then Ir⊆I for any r isin R.

Forms of right ideal

pluralright ideals

Questions about right ideal

What does right ideal mean?
Right ideal means a subset of a ring which is closed under right-multiplication by any element of the ring.
What part of speech is right ideal?
Right ideal is a noun.
What is the plural of right ideal?
The plural of right ideal is right ideals.

Words near right ideal in the dictionary

  1. right here
  2. right honorable
  3. right honourable
  4. right hook
  5. right hooks
  6. right ideal
  7. right ideals
  8. right identities
  9. right identity
  10. right inverse
  11. right inverses

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