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Ramification of a prime

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A prime p ramifies in a number field when its prime-ideal factorization contains a factor with exponent greater than one.
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Everywhere unramified extension of number fields

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Ramification of a prime
A finite extension of number fields is unramified everywhere when every finite prime ideal is unramified. If infinite places are included in the convention, one also requires every real place to remain real.

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