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A left ideal $L$ of an associative algebra $A$ is a vector subspace satisfying $AL\subseteq L$. Equivalently, it is a submodule of the left regular $A$-module.

A finite-dimensional associative algebra is semisimple when its left regular module is a direct sum of simple modules. Equivalently, every left ideal is a direct summand. In particular, a semisimple algebra has no nonzero square-zero left ideal: if $L^2=0$ and a module projection $A\to L$ exists, its value $e$ at $1$ satisfies $e\in L$ and $e^2=e$, forcing $e=0$.