field of quotients

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noun Mathematics.

a field whose elements are pairs of elements of a given commutative integral domain such that the second element of each pair is not zero. The field of rational numbers is the field of quotients of the integral domain of integers.

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Also called field of fractions.

Words nearby field of quotients

field officer, field of fire, field of force, field of honor, field of honour, field of quotients, field of view, field of vision, field pea, field penny-cress, fieldpiece

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The eating disorder field remains divided over the potential efficacy of such measures.
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“He was a brave field commander and an expert in intelligence, and in organizing popular and tribal forces,” said the eulogist.
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If anything, officer training and in-field policing methodologies reinforce those beliefs.
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Then the commercial weight loss behemoths Weight Watchers and Jenny Craig joined this crowded field.
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The Dallas Cowboys sell out their state-of-the art football stadium.
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He distinguished himself in several campaigns, especially in the Peninsular war, and was raised to the rank of field marshal.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
We had six field-pieces, but we only took four, harnessed wit twice the usual number of horses.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
There were two battalions, together about a thousand men; and they brought a field-piece with them.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
The reveillée of the sleeping Mexicans was the discharge of our two field-pieces loaded with canister.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
Then the enemy's howitzers and field guns had it all their own way, forcing attack to yield a lot of ground.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton

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