ideal
Ideal (from ancient Greek idea "idea") stands for:
- Ideal (philosophy) , aesthetic concept
- Ideal (mathematics) , envelope operator on a semigroup with certain properties
- Ideal (ring theory) , subset of a ring that is closed with respect to linear combinations
- Ideal (bandage theory) , subset of a bandage with special closing properties
- Ideal (band) , West Berlin band, pioneer of the Neue Deutsche Welle (1980–1983)
- Ideal, former stage name of the rapper Johnny Diggson
- Ideal (TV series) , British TV series (2005-2011)
- Ideal (Georgia) , city in USA
Companies:
- Ideal (office machines) , German manufacturer from Balingen
- Ideal (housing) , Berlin housing cooperative
- Ideal Standard , Belgian corporation
- Ideal Toy Company , a former US toy manufacturer
- Ideal insurance , insurance company from Berlin
- Radiotelefon- und Apparatefabrik Ideal AG, Blaupunkt since 1938
- Ideal Bikes , brand of the Greek bicycle manufacturer Nikos Maniatopoulos
Motor vehicles:
- Ideal (car brand) , former Spanish car and commercial vehicle brand
- Ideal , car model of the former Swiss commercial vehicle manufacturer Berna (Olten)
- Ideal , brand name of the former American automobile manufacturer Ideal Automobile Manufacturing Company
- Ideal , brand name of the former American automobile manufacturer B. & P. Company
- Ideal , brand name of the former American automobile manufacturer a Richmond & Holmes Company
- Ideal , brand name of the former American automobile manufacturer a Bethlehem Automobile Company
- Ideal Auto Company , a former US commercial vehicle manufacturer
- Ideal Electric Vehicle Company , former American automobile manufacturer
- Ideal Motor Company , formerly the name of the former Stutz Motor Car Company of America
- Ideal Motor Vehicle Company , former American automobile manufacturer
- Ideal Shop , a former American automobile manufacturer
IDEAL or iDEAL as an abbreviation:
- IDEAL (software technology) , introductory and consulting model of the CMMI for the improvement of development processes
- iDEAL (payment system) , online bank transfer for electronic commerce in the Netherlands
See also:
- Ideal type (philosophy of science)
- Idealism (philosophical currents)
- Idealization (disambiguation)
Wiktionary: Ideal - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations