 Invariant basis number for a commutative ring (source code)

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= Invariant basis number for a commutative ring

If $R$ is a nonzero commutative ring and $R^m\cong R^n$, reduction modulo a maximal ideal produces isomorphic vector spaces of dimensions $m$ and $n$. Hence $m=n$.

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