separable element

separable element

[′sep·rə·bəl ′el·ə·mənt]
(mathematics)
An element a is said to be separable over a field F if it is algebraic over F and if the extension field of F generated by a is a separable extension of F.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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