- Ideal
Ideal may refer to:
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Ideal (ethics) , values that one actively pursues as goals
*Platonic ideal , a philosophical idea of trueness of form, associated with PlatoIn mathematics
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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
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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 electricaltransformer 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 experimentEntertainment
* "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 companyOther uses
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IDEAL Scholars Fund , an American scholarship program for underrepresented students
*Ideal, Georgia , a community in the United States
*iDEAL , an online payment methodee also
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Idealism (disambiguation)
*Idea
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