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Definition (Principle Ideal Generated by $a$, or $\left<a\right>$)

Let $R$ be a commutative ring with unity and let $a\in R$. The set $\left<a\right> = \{ra| \ r\in R\}$ is an ideal of $R$ called the principle ideal generated by $a$.

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