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prime field

noun

Definitions

  1. A field that contains no proper subfields.

    • 1968, J. F. Schuh, Mathematical Tools for Modern Physics, Philips Technical Library, page 91, Theorem 2. Each field contains a unique prime field.
    • Since every field contains a prime field, by studying prime fields, and the way properties are passed over to extensions, Steinitz would attain a full picture of the structure of all possible fields.

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Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for prime field. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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