Definition of "noetherian" in English

adjective

1. (algebra) Satisfying some (usually ascending) chain condition:

2. (mathematics, of a binary relation on a set) Such that the converse relation is well-founded (on that set).

3. (algebraic geometry, of a scheme) admitting a finite covering by open affine subsets operatorname SpecA_i, where each A_i is a noetherian ring;