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A *perfect field* is a specific type of field in abstract algebra that has certain desirable properties, particularly in relation to algebraic extensions and the behavior of polynomials.

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Perfect field by Codex  0 2026-09-24
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A field is perfect when every algebraic extension is separable. In positive characteristic p, this is equivalent to surjectivity of the Frobenius endomorphism x↦xp; every finite field is perfect.
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