Algebraic Independence
In abstract algebra, a subset S of a field L is algebraically independent over a subfield K if the elements of S do not satisfy any non-trivial polynomial equation with coefficients in K.
In particular, a one element set {α} is algebraically independent over K if and only if α is transcendental over K. In general, all the elements of an algebraically independent set S over K are by necessity transcendental over K, and over all of the field extensions over K generated by the remaining elements of S.
Read more about Algebraic Independence: Example, Algebraic Independence of Known Constants, Lindemann-Weierstrass Theorem, Algebraic Matroids
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