splitting field

splitting field

noun Mathematics.
a field containing a given field in which every polynomial can be written as the product of linear factors.
Also called root field.


Origin:
1960–65
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Splitting field is always a great word to know.
So is power. Does it mean:
a number or quantity placed before and multiplying another quantity, such as 3 in the expression 3x
the product obtained by multiplying a quantity by itself one or more times, the exponent of an expression
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