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cyclotomic field

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A number field obtained by adjoining a primitive root of unity to the field of rational numbers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: algebraic number theory

Topics: mathematics, number-theory, sciences

Examples

  • A cyclotomic field is the splitting field of the cyclotomic polynomial #92;Phi#95;n(x)#61;#92;prod#95;#92;stackrel#123;1#92;lek#92;len#125;#123;#92;gcd(k,n)#61;1#125;#92;left(x-e#123;#92;frac#123;2k#92;pii#125;#123;n

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  • German: Kreisteilungskörper — extension field of the rational numbers formed by adjoining a primitive root of unity
  • German: zyklotomische Körper — extension field of the rational numbers formed by adjoining a primitive root of unity
  • Italian: campo ciclotomico — extension field of the rational numbers formed by adjoining a primitive root of unity
  • Polish: ciało cyklotomiczne — extension field of the rational numbers formed by adjoining a primitive root of unity
  • Spanish: cuerpo ciclotómico — extension field of the rational numbers formed by adjoining a primitive root of unity