simple extension

American  

noun

Mathematics.

1. an extension field of a given field, obtained by forming all polynomials in a specified element with coefficients contained in the given field.

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simple extension

If you’re grasping for a debate strategy, you have bigger problems than debating: Your message should be a simple extension of your overall campaign message and strategy.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 25, 2020

Maybe I’m old-fashioned, or maybe just old, but to me the lavish pool-party side of things is secondary to the spirit of the swimming pool as a simple extension of daily living.

From New York Times ● Dec. 27, 2017

Such a deal would be historic, but since it would require a major breakthrough it is less likely than a simple extension, he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 23, 2014

I think in short that the Riley decision is best explained as a simple extension of the law limiting physical search and seizures without a warrant.

From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2014

A banker's profession being that of a money-lender, his issue of notes is a simple extension of his ordinary occupation.

From Principles Of Political Economy Abridged with Critical, Bibliographical, and Explanatory Notes, and a Sketch of the History of Political Economy by Mill, John Stuart