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compositum

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Given a field extension F/K and subextensions A and B, the smallest subextension that contains both A and B.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: field theory

Topics: algebra, mathematics, sciences

Examples

  • 1998, Iain T. Adamson (translator), David Hilbert, The Theory of Algebraic Number Fields, [1897, D. Hilbert, Zahlbericht], Springer, page 98, Of particular interest is the case in which the discriminants of the fields forming the compositum are relatively prime.

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History

Etymology

From Latin compositum.