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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Example Sentences

And jewelry, Cerritos Gahr’s Amarie Allen said, is a simple extension of that ritual, providing a sense of stability unique to each athlete.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2023

Mr. Biden has long favored approving a simple extension of the existing treaty, as has the Kremlin.

From New York Times • Jan. 22, 2021

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

Some diplomats said a simple extension of the negotiations was possible, and a senior Iranian official said this could be until March.

From Reuters • Nov. 12, 2014

By an easy and simple extension the word came to designate not only the jamb but the wall of which the jamb was a part.

From Problems in Periclean Buildings by Elderkin, G. W. (George Wicker)