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Height of an ideal (ht(I))

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The height of an ideal I is the infimum of the heights of prime ideals containing it:
ht(I)=infp⊇I​ht(p).
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The height of a prime is the supremum of the lengths of strict prime chains ending at that prime.

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  • Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2025 / iii / Paper 101 / 4 / i / Solution

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