ideal
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/aɪˈdiː.əl/
English
Definitions
noun
- A perfect standard of beauty, intellect etc., or a standard of excellence to aim at.
- A subring closed under multiplication by its containing ring.
- (lattice theory) A non-empty lower set (of a partially ordered set) which is closed under binary suprema (a.k.a. joins).
- 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
- Optimal; being the best possibility.
- Perfect, flawless, having no defects.
- Pertaining to ideas, or to a given idea.
- Existing only in the mind; conceptual, imaginary.
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Synonyms
Lie idealperfectparagonidealisticutopianabstractapotheosisnonpareilsaintnonesuchnonsuchoptimaloptimumbetterideallybestexcellence