ideal vs permutation

ideal

noun
  • A collection of sets, considered small or negligible, such that every subset of each member and the union of any two members are also members of the collection. 

  • A subsemigroup with the property that if any semigroup element outside of it is added to any one of its members, the result must lie outside of it. 

  • A subring closed under multiplication by its containing ring. 

  • A non-empty lower set (of a partially ordered set) which is closed under binary suprema (a.k.a. joins). 

  • A perfect standard of beauty, intellect etc., or a standard of excellence to aim at. 

  • A Lie subalgebra (subspace that is closed under the Lie bracket) 𝖍 of a given Lie algebra 𝖌 such that the Lie bracket [𝖌,𝖍] is a subset of 𝖍. 

adj
  • Not actually present, but considered as present when limits at infinity are included. 

  • Optimal; being the best possibility. 

  • Existing only in the mind; conceptual, imaginary. 

  • Pertaining to ideas, or to a given idea. 

  • Perfect, flawless, having no defects. 

  • Teaching or relating to the doctrine of idealism. 

permutation

noun
  • An ordering of a finite set of distinct elements. 

  • A transformation of a set's prime form, by applying one or more of certain operations, specifically, transposition, inversion, and retrograde. 

  • One of the ways something exists, or the ways a set of objects can be ordered. 

  • A one-to-one mapping from a finite set to itself. 

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