Definition:Pure Transcendental Extension
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Definition
Let $K$ be a field.
A pure transcendental extension is a field extension $L / K$ such that:
- for some set $\left\{ {X_\alpha: \alpha \in A}\right\}$, $L$ is the field of rational functions in the indeterminates $\left\{ {X_\alpha}\right\}$.