Krull dimension
If is a ring, the Krull dimension![]()
(or simply dimension
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) of , is the supremum
of all integers such that there is an increasing sequence of prime ideals
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of length in .
If is a topological space![]()
, the Krull dimension (or simply dimension) of , is the supremum of all integers such that there is a decreasing sequence of irreducible
closed subsets of .