"free module" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: free modules [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} free module (plural free modules)
  1. (algebra) A module that has a basis. Equivalently, a module consisting of n-tuples of ring elements with no extra identities. (Then the number n is said to be its rank.) Equivalently, a direct sum whose summands are all the same ring. (The quantity of summands may be more than two.) Wikipedia link: free module Categories (topical): Algebra Hypernyms: projective module Hyponyms: free abelian group, vector space
    Sense id: en-free_module-en-noun-Pq8m8hrK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: algebra, mathematics, sciences

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