Polynomial ring over a field is Euclidean

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For a field , polynomial division makes the one-variable polynomial ring a Euclidean domain with Euclidean function equal to the polynomial degree. For a divisor , subtract a suitable scalar multiple of to cancel the leading coefficient of the current remainder. Its degree strictly decreases. Iteration terminates at , where or . Division by the leading coefficient is valid because it is nonzero in a field.

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