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 | | An algebraic field is, by definition, a set of elements (numbers) that is closed under the ordinary arithmetical operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division (except for division by zero). |
 | | For example, the set of rational numbers is a field, whereas the integers are not a field, because they are not closed under the operation of division (i.e., the result of dividing one integer by another is not necessarily an integer). |
 | | If it is, then the splitting field E of the polynomial is simply Q itself, and we've already seen that the group of automorphisms of Q that leave Q fixed is nothing but the identity mapping. |
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