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correct claim about smallest field
A '''field''' is a commutative [[Ring (mathematics)|ring]] which contains a non-zero multiplicative identity and all non-zero elements have multiplicative inverses. Everyday examples of fields include the [[real numbers|real numbers]], [[complex numbers]] and the [[rationals]]. Besides the trivial field, the set of rationals is the smallest number field, so any other number field is an extension field of the rationals.
A '''field''' is a commutative [[Ring (mathematics)|ring]] which contains a non-zero multiplicative identity and all non-zero elements have multiplicative inverses. Everyday examples of fields include the [[real numbers|real numbers]], [[complex numbers]] and the [[rationals]]. There is a finite field for each power of a prime number.
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