Dirichlet's unit theorem

proper noun

A result that determines the rank of an abelian group of the group of units in the ring O_K of algebraic integers of a number field K.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. mathematicsA result that determines the rank of an abelian group of the group of units in the ring O_K of algebraic integers of a number field K.

Origin

Due to Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet.

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