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Concept
Field of fractions
Summary
In abstract algebra, the field of fractions of an integral domain is the smallest field in which it can be embedded. The construction of the field of fractions is modeled on the relationship between the integral domain of integers and the field of rational numbers. Intuitively, it consists of ratios between integral domain elements.
The field of fractions of an integral domain R is sometimes denoted by \operatorname{Frac}(R) or \operatorname{Quot}(R), and the construction is sometimes also called the fraction field, field of quotients, or quotient field of R. All four are in common usage, but are not to be confused with the quotient of a ring by an ideal, which is a quite different concept. For a commutative ring which is not an integral domain, the analogous construction is called the localization or ring of quotients.
Definition
Given an integral domain R and letting R^* = R \setminus {0}
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