"field extension" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: field extensions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} field extension (plural field extensions)
  1. (algebra, field theory, algebraic geometry) Any pair of fields, denoted L/K, such that K is a subfield of L. Wikipedia link: field extension Categories (topical): Algebra, Algebraic geometry Hyponyms: algebraic extension, transcendental extension, simple extension, trivial extension Meronyms: base field, extension field Related terms: extension, extension field Translations (pair of fields such that one is a subfield of the other): kuntalaajennus (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-field_extension-en-noun-sXQSDCq0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: algebra, algebraic-geometry, geometry, mathematics, sciences

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