Field (mathematics)
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title:
Field (mathematics)
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In mathematics, a field is a set on which addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division are defined and behave as the corresponding operations on rational and real numbers. A field is thus a fundamental algebraic structure which is widely used in algebra, number theory, and many other areas of mathematics. The best known fields are the field of rational numbers, the field of real numbers and the field of complex numbers. Many other fields, such as fields of rational functions, algebraic fu
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Algebraic structure with addition, multiplication, and division
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_(mathematics)
date created:
2001-10-14T18:26:24Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T05:26:27Z
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