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definitions for "intutive discussions" (this occurs quite frequently with WP articles). Should there be some intent of explaining this concept in a manner which does not require people to have a good grasp of ring theory? I feel that this article should at least appeal to a student of linear algebra and number theory, who has seen some of the general ideas within algebra, and understands the basic questions within number theory. As a side note, I also wonder whether this article will, at some point, no longer be the mathematics collaboration of the month. --
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fields (e.g. factorization, ideals, field extensions)." If we are going to mention these... and we aim to target the general reader (one that has no prior knowledge of this topic) perhaps we could be let in a little more easily?
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