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Def/Principal ideal
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Definition of Principal: Suppose that $R$ is an ideal, and $I$ is an ideal in $R$. Then, $I$ is called a principal ideal if there exists $r \in R$ such that:
- $I = (r)$, where $(r)$ is the set of multiples of $r$ in $R$.
In this case, we say that $I$ is the principal ideal generated by $r$.
Logical Connections
This definition logically relies on the following definitions and statements: Def/Ideal
The following statements and definitions logically rely on the material of this page: Def/PID, and State/Divisibility corresponds to containment of principal ideals
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