Suppose , so . The ultrametric inequality gives . If , then
For a discrete valuation, only finitely many positive integers divide the fixed nonzero integer . Therefore cannot belong to , proving .
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One direction follows by restriction. Conversely, suppose is a Non-Archimedean absolute value. Then for every integer . For , the binomial theorem and the ordinary triangle inequality give
Taking th roots and letting yields the ultrametric inequality for . Thus an extension of an absolute value is non-Archimedean exactly when its restriction is.
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Write for the polynomial length. The height bound for a polynomial evaluation is
provided the denominator is nonzero. At non-Archimedean places the integral coefficients and ultrametric inequality give the local estimate without an extra constant; at Archimedean places the triangle inequality gives the polynomial length. Multiplication over every place of a number field and the product formula produce the displayed bound.
Taking and gives
Taking gives
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This can be false: take . Then . The upper inequality is always the ultrametric inequality.
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