Noetherian

//noʊˈθɪəriən// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Satisfying some (usually ascending) chain condition:; In which any ascending chain of ideals eventually becomes constant. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of noetherian. alt-of, not-comparable
  3. 3
    Satisfying some (usually ascending) chain condition:; In which any ascending chain of submodules eventually becomes constant. not-comparable
  4. 4
    Satisfying some (usually ascending) chain condition:; In which any ascending chain of subgroups eventually becomes constant. not-comparable
  5. 5
    Satisfying some (usually ascending) chain condition:; In which any ascending chain of open subsets eventually becomes constant. not-comparable
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  1. 6
    Such that the converse relation is well-founded (on that set). not-comparable
  2. 7
    admitting a finite covering by open affine subsets operatorname SpecA_i, where each A_i is a noetherian ring; not-comparable

Etymology

From Emmy Noether.

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