Definition:Integral Element of Algebra/Definition 4

Definition

Let $A$ be a commutative ring with unity.

Let $f : A \to B$ be a commutative $A$-algebra.

Let $b\in B$.

The element $b$ is integral over $A$ if and only if there exists a faithful $A \sqbrk b$-module whose restriction of scalars to $A$ is finitely generated.

Also see

• Equivalence of Definitions of Integral Element of Algebra