Ideal

/aɪˈdiː.əl/

The meaning and definition of Ideal, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

noun
  1. A perfect standard of beauty, intellect etc., or a standard of excellence to aim at.
  2. A subring closed under multiplication by its containing ring.
adjective
  1. Teaching or relating to the doctrine of idealism.
    “the ideal theory or philosophy”
  2. Not actually present, but considered as present when limits at infinity are included.
    “An ideal triangle in the hyperbolic disk is one bounded by three geodesics that meet precisely on the circle.”
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