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Definition of principal ideal - 1 dictionary result

principal ideal

 
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–noun Mathematics.
the smallest ideal containing a given element in a ring; an ideal in a ring with a multiplicative identity, obtained by multiplying each element of the ring by one specified element.
Origin:
1935–40
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