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finite field: a standalone construct

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Mathematics

a field with finitely many elements, whose number is always a prime power.

In mathematics, finite field refers to a field with finitely many elements, whose number is always a prime power. This meaning comes from Lidl (1996) in Finite Fields.[1]

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References

Lidl, R., & Niederreiter, H. (1996). Finite Fields. Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9780511525926

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