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Principal ideal domain

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Definition

A principal ideal domain is an integral domain RR in which every ideal is principal. That is, for every ideal II of RR, there is a∈Ra \in R with I=(a)I = (a).

Remarks

Every Euclidean domain is a principal ideal domain. So ℤ\mathbb{Z}, K[x]K[x] for a field KK, and ℤ[i]\mathbb{Z}[i] are principal ideal domains. The ring ℤ[x]\mathbb{Z}[x] is not a principal ideal domain. Every principal ideal domain is a unique factorization domain. The ring ℤ[1+−192]\mathbb{Z}[\tfrac{1 + \sqrt{-19}}{2}] is a principal ideal domain that is not a Euclidean domain.

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