principal ideal en · NOUN
Meanings
- An ideal I in an algebraic object R (which could be a ring, algebra, semigroup or lattice) that is generated by a given single element a ∈ R; the smallest ideal that contains a.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| principal ideals | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
principal ideal domain · right principal ideal · principal fractional ideal · left principal ideal
Synonyms
two-sided principal ideal (smallest ideal that contains a given element)