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field extensions

field extensions is the plural of field extension.

Meaning of field extension

Noun

field extension (plural field extensions)

  1. (field theory) Any pair of fields, denoted L/K, such that K is a subfield of L.
    • A Galois field extension may be defined in terms of its Galois group (Section 2) or in terms of the internal structure of the extension (Section 3).1974, Thomas W. Hungerford, Algebra, Springer, page 230

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What is field extensions the plural of?
Field extensions is the plural of field extension.

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