TheoremStatement: Literature-sourcedProof: AI-adaptedprecheck passjudge pass (deepseek-v4-pro + claude-sonnet-5)audited 2026-08-17
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The separable degree divides the degree of every finite extension
Statement
For every finite field extension , the natural number divides .
Facts & Assumptions
Given: A finite extension and its relative separable closure .
[L1]
The separable degree satisfies (For a finite extension, ).
[L2]
Ordinary degrees multiply in a finite tower (Tower law for finite extensions: ).
Proof
technique · direct
1.1L2
The tower law [L2] gives .
2.1step 1.1L1algebra∎
Substituting [L1] yields , so divides .