Definition:Purely Inseparable Field Extension/Definition 3

Definition

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Let $F$ have positive characteristic $p$.

The extension $E/F$ is purely inseparable if and only if each element of $E$ has a minimal polynomial of the form $X^{p^n} - a$.

Also see

• Equivalence of Definitions of Purely Inseparable Extension

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