"p-adic number" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: p-adic numbers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|p-adic numbers|head=p-adic number}} p-adic number (plural p-adic numbers)
  1. (number theory) An element of a completion of the field of rational numbers with respect to a p-adic ultrametric. Wikipedia link: p-adic number Categories (topical): Number theory Hyponyms (rational number): integer Related terms: p-adic, p-adic absolute value, p-adic norm, p-adic integer, p-adic ordinal, p-adic ultrametric, n-adic Translations (element of a completion of the rational numbers with respect to a p-adic ultrametric): p進數 (Chinese Mandarin), p进数 (pì-jìnshù) (Chinese Mandarin), p-adinen luku (Finnish), nombre p-adique [masculine] (French), p-adische Zahl [feminine] (German), numero p-adico [masculine] (Italian), liczba p-adyczna [feminine] (Polish), număr p-adic [neuter] (Romanian)

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