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R as a left R-module, is free. If R has invariant basis number, then its rank is n.
* A direct sum of free modules is free, while an infinite cartesian product of free modules is generally not free (cf. the Baer-Specker group).
* A finitely generated module over a commutative local ring is free if and only if it is faithfully flat.

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