# maximal ideal

> proper ideal such that the only ideal it is properly contained in is the ring itself

**Wikidata**: [Q1203540](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1203540)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximal_ideal)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/maximal-ideal


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)