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Ideal

/aɪˈdiː.əl/

A perfect standard of beauty, intellect etc., or a standard of excellence to aim at.

📖 Definitions of "Ideal"

noun
  1. 1

    A perfect standard of beauty, intellect etc., or a standard of excellence to aim at.

  2. 2

    A subring closed under multiplication by its containing ring.

  3. 3

    (lattice theory) A non-empty lower set (of a partially ordered set) which is closed under binary suprema (a.k.a. joins).

  4. 4

    A collection of sets, considered small or negligible, such that every subset of each member and the union of any two members are also members of the collection.

adjective
  1. 1

    Optimal; being the best possibility.

  2. 2

    Perfect, flawless, having no defects.

  3. 3

    Pertaining to ideas, or to a given idea.

  4. 4

    Existing only in the mind; conceptual, imaginary.

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