Cyclic module

In mathematics, more specifically in ring theory, a cyclic module or monogenous module[1] is a module over a ring that is generated by one element. The concept is a generalization of the notion of a cyclic group, that is, an Abelian group (i.e. Z-module) that is generated by one element.

  1. ^ Bourbaki, Algebra I: Chapters 1–3, p. 220