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projective resolution (Definition)

Let $M$ be a module. A projective resolution of $M$ is an exact sequence of the form $$\cdots \to P_n \to P_{n-1} \to \cdots \to P_1 \to P_0 \to M \to 0$$ where each $P_n$ is a projective module.




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Cross-references: projective module, exact sequence, module
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This is version 2 of projective resolution, born on 2002-01-05, modified 2003-09-20.
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AMS MSC16E05 (Associative rings and algebras :: Homological methods :: Syzygies, resolutions, complexes)

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