Coordinate support in a free module

ID: coordinate-support-in-a-free-module

For an element of a free module with specified basis of a module , its coordinate support is the finite set of basis of a module elements having nonzero coefficients. This is well-defined by uniqueness of the expression. The coordinate support of a sum is contained in the union of the two coordinate supports, and scalar multiplication cannot enlarge it. It is distinct from the prime-ideal-valued support of a module.

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