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Maximal Ideal

Given a ring \(R\), an ideal \(\mathfrak{m}\) of \(R\) is called 'maximal' if it is a proper ideal (\(\mathfrak{m}\neq R\)) which is not contained in any other proper ideal. In the case of a non-commutative ring, one considers maximal left- and maximal right- ideals.