 Residue field (source code)

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= Residue field
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The residue field at a maximal ideal $\mathfrak m$ is the quotient field $\kappa(\mathfrak m)=R/\mathfrak m$. At a prime ideal $\mathfrak p$, the residue field is the fraction field of $R/\mathfrak p$.

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