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prime field

American  

noun

Mathematics.
  1. a field that contains no proper subset that is itself a field.


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Instead of endless hours on the practice field and a grueling regimen of drills, Cignetti’s Indiana team has reached the pinnacle of the game by hardly practicing at all.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025

King/Drew walked four blocks to a practice field in the spring and summer and had to wait between 4 to 5 p.m. to be bused to a practice field during the season, he added.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2025

“A practice field dusted with manure didn’t faze Leahy,” Mr. Maisel writes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

Beautiful Eagle Creek sits just off Tillman Road in Statesboro, Ga., tracing the edge of the practice field at Georgia Southern University, where for more than four decades, the creek has been considered holy ground.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2025

After the field goals of 40 and 45 yards in the game against Flagler, he showed up at the practice field and watched Erik make three fifty-yarders in a row.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor

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