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# Every [[irreducible polynomial]] over the field is a [[defining ingredient::separable polynomial]].
# Every [[irreducible polynomial]] over the field is a [[defining ingredient::separable polynomial]].


===Equivalence of definitions===
{{further|[[Equivalence of definitions of perfect field]]}}
==Relation with other properties==
==Relation with other properties==



Revision as of 22:07, 14 May 2009

This article defines a field property: a property that can be evaluated to true/false for any field.
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Definition

A field is termed perfect if it satisfies the following equivalent conditions:

  1. It is either a field of characteristic zero or it has characteristic for some prime , and the Frobenius map is surjective.
  2. Every finite extension of the field is a separable extension.
  3. Every irreducible polynomial over the field is a separable polynomial.

Equivalence of definitions

Further information: Equivalence of definitions of perfect field

Relation with other properties

Stronger properties