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Prime versus maximal, decided by the quotient

Rings and FieldsComplex Analysis, Algebra & Topology

One test settles both — worked in ℤ[x], where an ideal can be prime and still not maximal.

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One test settles both — worked in ℤ[x], where an ideal can be prime and still not maximal.

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