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isGeneratedByIndeterminates -- checks whether the ideal is generated by indeterminates

Synopsis

Description

An ideal is generated by indeterminates if the generators are a (possibly empty) subset of the indeterminates in the ring.

i1 : R = QQ[x,y]

o1 = R

o1 : PolynomialRing
i2 : isGeneratedByIndeterminates ideal 0

o2 = true
i3 : isGeneratedByIndeterminates ideal 1

o3 = false
i4 : isGeneratedByIndeterminates ideal(x,y)

o4 = true
i5 : isGeneratedByIndeterminates ideal(x*y)

o5 = false

See also

Ways to use isGeneratedByIndeterminates :

For the programmer

The object isGeneratedByIndeterminates is a method function.