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I give Macaulay2 the ideal $I=(y^2, x) in Q[x , y]$ and then I put decompose I. The result is $(x , y)$ but I do not understand why. Does it mean that $I = (x , y)$? but that is not true, because we can not create $y$ in $I$.










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    I give Macaulay2 the ideal $I=(y^2, x) in Q[x , y]$ and then I put decompose I. The result is $(x , y)$ but I do not understand why. Does it mean that $I = (x , y)$? but that is not true, because we can not create $y$ in $I$.










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      I give Macaulay2 the ideal $I=(y^2, x) in Q[x , y]$ and then I put decompose I. The result is $(x , y)$ but I do not understand why. Does it mean that $I = (x , y)$? but that is not true, because we can not create $y$ in $I$.










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      I give Macaulay2 the ideal $I=(y^2, x) in Q[x , y]$ and then I put decompose I. The result is $(x , y)$ but I do not understand why. Does it mean that $I = (x , y)$? but that is not true, because we can not create $y$ in $I$.







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      edited Dec 9 '18 at 9:36









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          From the documentation:




          decompose is a synonym for minimalPrimes.



          This function computes the minimal associated primes of the ideal I using characteristic sets. Geometrically, it decomposes the algebraic set defined by I.




          So $(x,y)$ is the minimal associated prime of $I = (y^2,x)$. (It's just the radical of $I$, since $I$ is a primary ideal.)






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            From the documentation:




            decompose is a synonym for minimalPrimes.



            This function computes the minimal associated primes of the ideal I using characteristic sets. Geometrically, it decomposes the algebraic set defined by I.




            So $(x,y)$ is the minimal associated prime of $I = (y^2,x)$. (It's just the radical of $I$, since $I$ is a primary ideal.)






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              From the documentation:




              decompose is a synonym for minimalPrimes.



              This function computes the minimal associated primes of the ideal I using characteristic sets. Geometrically, it decomposes the algebraic set defined by I.




              So $(x,y)$ is the minimal associated prime of $I = (y^2,x)$. (It's just the radical of $I$, since $I$ is a primary ideal.)






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                From the documentation:




                decompose is a synonym for minimalPrimes.



                This function computes the minimal associated primes of the ideal I using characteristic sets. Geometrically, it decomposes the algebraic set defined by I.




                So $(x,y)$ is the minimal associated prime of $I = (y^2,x)$. (It's just the radical of $I$, since $I$ is a primary ideal.)






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                From the documentation:




                decompose is a synonym for minimalPrimes.



                This function computes the minimal associated primes of the ideal I using characteristic sets. Geometrically, it decomposes the algebraic set defined by I.




                So $(x,y)$ is the minimal associated prime of $I = (y^2,x)$. (It's just the radical of $I$, since $I$ is a primary ideal.)







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