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How do you extend in algebra?

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Answer: In mathematics, an algebraic extension is a field extension L/K such that every element of the larger field L is algebraic over the smaller field K; that is, if every element of L is a root of a non-zero polynomial with coefficients in K .[1][2] A field extension that is not algebraic, is said to be transcendental, and must contain transcendental elements, that is, elements that are not algebraic.[3][4]

The algebraic extensions of the field {\displaystyle \mathbb {Q} }\mathbb {Q} of the rational numbers are called algebraic number fields and are the main objects of study of algebraic number theory. Another example of a common algebraic extension is the extension {\displaystyle \mathbb {C} /\mathbb {R} }{\displaystyle \mathbb {C} /\mathbb {R} } of the real numbers by the complex numbers.

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