noetherian module

noun

A module whose every submodule is finitely generated; or equivalently, a module whose submodules satisfy an ascending chain condition (i.e., any ascending chain of submodules levels off after a finite number of steps).

Meanings

noetherian module1

nounnoetherian module (plural noetherian modules)

plural noetherian modules

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Noetherian module.

Noetherian module2

nounNoetherian module (plural Noetherian modules)

plural Noetherian modules · alternative noetherian module

  1. algebraA module whose every submodule is finitely generated; or equivalently, a module whose submodules satisfy an ascending chain condition (i.e., any ascending chain of submodules levels off after a finite number of steps).
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