algebraically independent
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algebraically independent
[¦al·jə¦brā·ik·lē ‚in·də′pen·dənt] (mathematics)
A subset S of a commutative ring B is said to be algebraically independent over a subring A of B (or the elements of S are said to be algebraically independent over A) if, whenever a polynominal in elements of S, with coefficients in A, is equal to 0, then all the coefficients in the polynomial equal 0.
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