nLab fractional ideal

Given a commutative domain kk, a fractional ideal of kk in the quotient field Q(k)Q(k) is a kk-submodule MQ(k)M\subset Q(k) such that there exist an element ckc\in k such that cMkc M\subset k.

If kk is Noetherian domain, then cMc M is finitely generated, and hence MM is also a finitely generated kk-module.

Fractional ideals are of importance in algebraic number theory.

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