 Constructible field extension (source code)

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= Constructible field extension

A finite real extension $K/\mathbb Q$ is constructible when it is contained in a tower
$$
\mathbb Q=K_0\subset K_1\subset\cdots\subset K_r,
\qquad [K_i:K_{i-1}]=2.
$$
Equivalently, every element of $K$ can be obtained from rational numbers by field operations and successive square roots.

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