Bézout domain

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Etymology[edit]

So-called because such domains satisfy Bézout's identity, in turn named after Étienne Bézout.

Noun[edit]

Bézout domain (plural Bézout domains)

  1. (algebra, ring theory) An integral domain in which the sum of two principal ideals is also a principal ideal.