Localization of Smooth Functions on R

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Consider the ring of functions $C^{k}(\mathbb{R}^d;\mathbb{R}^d)$ from $\mathbb{R}^d$ to itself with $k$-continuous derivatives. Is the localization of $C^{k}(\mathbb{R}^d;\mathbb{R}^d)$ at the ideal $(0)$ a field?

If so, is this object ever studied?