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==Definition==
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An [[Integral domain|integral domain]] {{M|D}} is said to be an ''ordered integral domain''<ref name="FOAA">Fundamentals of Abstract Algebra - An Expanded Version - Neal H. McCoy</ref> if it contains a subset, which we'll denote {{M|D^+}} with the following properties:
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# {{M|a,b\in D^+\implies a+b\in D^+}} (closed under addition)
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# {{M|a,b\in D^+\implies ab\in D^+}} (closed under multiplication)
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# {{M|\forall a\in D^+}} exactly one of the following is true ([[Trichotomy law]])
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#* {{M|1=a=0}}
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#* {{M|a\in D^+}}
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#* {{M|-a\in D^+}}
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Note:
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* The elements of {{M|D^+}} are called the ''positive elements'' of {{M|D}}
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* The non-zero elements of {{M|D}} that are not in {{M|D^+}} are called the ''negative elements'' of {{M|D}}
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* The {{M|+}} in {{M|D^+}} has nothing to do with the addition operator, it's just notation
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==Examples==
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* {{M|\mathbb{Z}^+}} is the set of positive elements of {{M|\mathbb{Z} }}
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==References==
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Definition

An integral domain D is said to be an ordered integral domain[1] if it contains a subset, which we'll denote D+ with the following properties:

  1. a,bD+a+bD+ (closed under addition)
  2. a,bD+abD+ (closed under multiplication)
  3. aD+ exactly one of the following is true (Trichotomy law)
    • a=0
    • aD+
    • aD+

Note:

  • The elements of D+ are called the positive elements of D
  • The non-zero elements of D that are not in D+ are called the negative elements of D
  • The + in D+ has nothing to do with the addition operator, it's just notation

Examples

  • Z+ is the set of positive elements of Z

References

  1. Jump up Fundamentals of Abstract Algebra - An Expanded Version - Neal H. McCoy