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A field not containing proper subfields. Every field contains a unique prime field. A prime field of characteristic 0 is isomorphic to the field of rational numbers. A prime field of characteristic is isomorphic to the field of integers modulo .

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Prime field. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Prime_field&oldid=17196
This article was adapted from an original article by O.A. Ivanova (originator), which appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098. See original article