lie above

Meanings

verblie above (third-person singular simple present lies above, present participle lying above, simple past lay above, past participle lain above)

present singular third person lies above · participle present lying above · past lay above · participle past lain above

ring theoryalgebraSynonym of lie over.
If p₁, p ∈ Spec(A) with p₁ ⊂ p, and if q₁ ∈ Spec(B) lies above p₁, then there exists q ∈ Spec(B) which lies above p and such that q₁ ⊂ q.
2007, Meinolf Geck, Group Representation Theory, EPFL Press, page 199
Synonyms: lie over

verbSynonym of lie over.

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