"Galois field" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Galois fields [plural]
Etymology: Named after French mathematician Évariste Galois (1811–1832). Etymology templates: {{named-after/list|mathematician||||}} mathematician, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Évariste Galois}} Évariste Galois, {{named-after|en|Évariste Galois|born=1811|died=1832|nat=French|occ=mathematician|wplink==}} Named after French mathematician Évariste Galois (1811–1832) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Galois field (plural Galois fields)
  1. (algebra) A finite field; a field that contains a finite number of elements. Wikipedia link: Finite field Categories (topical): Algebra Hypernyms: perfect field

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