noetherian

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From Emmy Noether.

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IPA(key): /noʊˈθɪəriən/

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noetherian (not comparable)

  1. (algebra) Satisfying some (usually ascending) chain condition:
    1. (of a ring) In which any ascending chain of ideals eventually becomes constant.
    2. (of a module) In which any ascending chain of submodules eventually becomes constant.
    3. (of a group) In which any ascending chain of subgroups eventually becomes constant.
    4. (of a topological space) In which any ascending chain of open subsets eventually becomes constant.
  2. (mathematics, of a binary relation on a set) Such that the converse relation is well-founded (on that set).
  3. (algebraic geometry, of a scheme) admitting a finite covering by open affine subsets , where each is a noetherian ring;

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