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On Gleason's Definition of Quadratic Forms

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

T. M. K. Davison
T. M. K. Davison*
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematical, Sciences Mcmaster University 1280 Main Street West Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4K1
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Suppose R is a commutative ring with identity. Let M be an R -module, and suppose f is a function from M to R. How do we characterize the property that f be a quadratic form?

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Research Article
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Canadian Mathematical Bulletin , Volume 24 , Issue 2 , 01 June 1981 , pp. 233 - 236
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Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1981

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