---
tag: 0WCX7NB4N7
kind: concept
name: Separable extension
msc: [12F10]
sources:
  - url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separable_extension
    locator: lead section
same_as:
  wikidata: Q2264756
  wikipedia: Separable extension
---

## Summary

A separable extension is an algebraic extension in which the minimal polynomial of every element has no repeated roots.
The [[definition of a separable extension|0N019F6RE9]] states it.