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perfect field

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A field K such that every irreducible polynomial over K has distinct roots.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: field theory

Topics: algebra, mathematics, sciences

Examples

  • 1984, Julio R. Bastida, Field Extensions and Galois Theory, Cambridge University Press, Addison-Wesley, page 10, If K is a perfect field of prime characteristic p, and if n is a nonnegative integer, then the mapping α→α from K to K is an automorphism.

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4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: corps parfait — field such that every irreducible polynomial over it has distinct roots
  • German: perfekter Körper — field such that every irreducible polynomial over it has distinct roots
  • German: vollkommener Körper — field such that every irreducible polynomial over it has distinct roots
  • Polish: ciało doskonałe — field such that every irreducible polynomial over it has distinct roots