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subfield (Definition)

Let $ F$ be a field and $ S$ a subset of $ F$ such that $ S$ with the inherited operations from $ F$ is also a field. Then we say that $ S$ is a subfield of $ F$.

The name “subfield” is used also in the case that $ F$ is only a skew field and its subset $ S$ forms a skew field.



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Cross-references: skew field, operations, subset, field
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AMS MSC12E99 (Field theory and polynomials :: General field theory :: Miscellaneous)

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