---
tag: 0DZ9DKAKZR
kind: concept
name: Free module
msc: [16D40, 13C10]
sources:
  - url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_module
    locator: Definition
same_as:
  wikidata: Q1292333
  wikipedia: Free module
---

## Summary

A free module is a module that has a basis, that is, a linearly independent generating set.