Definition ((m,p,c)-set). An (m,p,c)-set S⊆ℕ (m the number of generators, p the range of coefficients, c the leading coefficient) with x1,x2,…,xm is the set of the following form:

S={∑i=1mλixi:∃⁡j,λj=c and ∀⁡i<j,λi=0, and ∀⁡k>j,λk∈[−p,p]}

cx1+λ2x2+λ3x3+⋯+λmxmλi∈[−p,p]cx2+λ3x3+⋯+λmxmλi∈[−p,p]⋮cmxmλi∈[−p,p] We call these the rows of the (m,p,c)-set.