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Wolfgang
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A family of maximal ideals

Let $m_i $, $i \in I,$ be an infinite family of maximal ideals in a commutative ring with identity (it is not supposed to be Noetherian). When does there exist $j \in I$ such that $\cap_{i\not= j} m_i\subseteq m_j$? Or is there any equivalent condition for this?

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