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prime fields

prime fields is the plural of prime field.

Meaning of prime field

Noun

prime field (plural prime fields)

  1. (field theory) A field that contains no proper subfields.
    • Theorem 2. Each field contains a unique prime field.1968, J. F. Schuh, Mathematical Tools for Modern Physics, Philips Technical Library, page 91

Questions about prime fields

What is prime fields the plural of?
Prime fields is the plural of prime field.

Words near prime fields in the dictionary

  1. prime factorisations
  2. prime factorization
  3. prime factorizations
  4. prime factors
  5. prime field
  6. prime fields
  7. prime form
  8. prime formula
  9. prime formulae
  10. prime formulas
  11. prime gap

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