Ideal may refer to:
- Ideal (ethics), principles or values that one actively pursues as goals
- Platonic ideal, a philosophical idea of trueness of form, associated with Plato
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In mathematics
- Ideal (ring theory), special subsets of a ring considered in abstract algebra
- Ideal (order theory), special kind of lower sets of an order
- Ideal (set theory), a collection of sets regarded as "small" or "negligible"
In science
- Ideal chain, in science, the simplest model describing a polymer
- Ideal gas law, in physics, governing the pressure of an ideal gas
- Ideal transformer, an electrical transformer having zero resistance and perfect magnetic threading
- Ideal final result, in TRIZ methodology, the best possible solution
- Ideality (Phrenology), in phrenology, the disposition towards refinement and perfection
- Thought experiment, sometimes called an ideal experiment
Entertainment
- Ideal (TV series), a British situation comedy
- Ideal (band), late 1990s/2000s American R&B group
- Ideal (German band), early 1980s German rock group
- Ideal Toy Company, a now defunct toy company
Other uses
- IDEAL Scholars Fund, an American scholarship program for underrepresented students
- Ideal, Georgia, a community in the United States
See also
An ideal is a Principle or value that one actively pursues as a goal. The phrase Platonic idealism usually refers to Plato's theory of forms or doctrine of ideas the exact philosophical meaning of which is perhaps one of the most disputed questions In Ring theory, a branch of Abstract algebra, an ideal is a special Subset of a ring. In mathematical Order theory, an ideal is a special subset of a Partially ordered set (poset In the mathematical field of Set theory, an ideal is a collection of sets that are considered to be "small" or "negligible" An ideal chain (or freely-jointed chain) is the simplest model to describe a Polymer. The ideal gas law is the Equation of state of a hypothetical Ideal gas, first stated by Benoît Paul Émile Clapeyron in 1834 A transformer is a device that transfers Electrical energy from one circuit to another through inductively coupled Electrical conductors Ideal Final Result (IFR is a description of the best possible solution for the problem situation (or Contradiction) regardless of the resources or constraints of the original Ideality is a faculty from the discredited Pseudoscience discipline of Phrenology. A thought experiment (from the German Gedankenexperiment) is a proposal for an Experiment that would test a Hypothesis or Theory Ideal is a British sitcom originally broadcast on digital channel BBC Three, created by Graham Duff and produced by BBC Comedy North Ideal is an American R&B Quartet from Houston Texas The group's members are PZ, Swab, J-Dante, and Maverick Ideal was one of the more successful German Neue Deutsche Welle music groups Ideal Toy Company was founded as Ideal Novelty and Toy Company in New York in 1907 by Morris and Rose Michtom after they had invented the Teddy bear The Initiative for Diversity in Education and Leadership (IDEAL Scholars Fund, a program of the Level Playing Field Institute, was founded in 2001 by a group of Ideal is a city in Macon County, Georgia, United States. The population was 518 at the 2000 census An idea is a form (such as a Thought) formed by Consciousness (including Mind) through the Process of ideation.Dictionary
ideal
-adjective
- Optimal; being the best possibility.
- Perfect, flawless, having no defects.
- Existing only in the mind; conceptual, imaginary.
-noun
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