proper idealProperIdeal2001-10-20 03:02:592002-10-25 18:10:00Definition\usepackage{amssymb}
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\usepackage{xypic}Suppose $R$ is a ring and $I$ is an ideal of $R$. We say that $I$ is a {\it proper ideal} if $I$ is not equal to $R$.