Source: wikibot/cyclic-module
= Cyclic module
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In the context of abstract algebra, particularly in the study of modules over a ring, a **cyclic module** is a specific type of module that can be generated by a single element. More formally, let \\( R \\) be a ring and let \\( M \\) be a module over \\( R \\).