Quadratic field
In algebraic number theory, a quadratic field is an algebraic number field of degree two over Q {\displaystyle \mathbf {Q} } , the rational numbers. Every such quadratic field is some Q ( d ) {\displaystyle \mathbf {Q} ({\sqrt {d}})} where d {\displaystyle d} is a (uniquely defined) square-free integer different from 0 {\displaystyle 0} and 1 {\displaystyle 1} .