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'''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)|''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==
* [[Idealism (disambiguation)]]
* [[Idea]]
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