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  • 1Polynomial — In mathematics, a polynomial (from Greek poly, many and medieval Latin binomium, binomial [1] [2] [3], the word has been introduced, in Latin, by Franciscus Vieta[4]) is an expression of finite length constructed from variables (also known as… …

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  • 2Polynomial ring — In mathematics, especially in the field of abstract algebra, a polynomial ring is a ring formed from the set of polynomials in one or more variables with coefficients in another ring. Polynomial rings have influenced much of mathematics, from the …

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  • 3Polynomial basis — In mathematics, the polynomial basis is a basis for finite extensions of finite fields.Let α ∈ GF( p m ) be the root of a primitive polynomial of degree m over GF( p ). The polynomial basis of GF( p m ) is then:{ 0, 1, alpha, ldots, alpha^{m… …

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  • 4Monic polynomial — In algebra, a monic polynomial is a polynomial in which the leading coefficient cn is equal to 1. Contents 1 Univariate polynomials 1.1 Examples 1.2 …

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  • 5Characteristic polynomial — This article is about the characteristic polynomial of a matrix. For the characteristic polynomial of a matroid, see Matroid. For that of a graded poset, see Graded poset. In linear algebra, one associates a polynomial to every square matrix: its …

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  • 6Elementary symmetric polynomial — In mathematics, specifically in commutative algebra, the elementary symmetric polynomials are one type of basic building block for symmetric polynomials, in the sense that any symmetric polynomial P can be expressed as a polynomial in elementary… …

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  • 7Quadratic equation — This article is about quadratic equations and solutions. For more general information about quadratic functions, see Quadratic function. For more information about quadratic polynomials, see Quadratic polynomial. In mathematics, a quadratic… …

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  • 8Binomial coefficient — The binomial coefficients can be arranged to form Pascal s triangle. In mathematics, binomial coefficients are a family of positive integers that occur as coefficients in the binomial theorem. They are indexed by two nonnegative integers; the… …

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  • 9NP-hard — For a gentler introduction, see P versus NP problem. Euler diagram for P, NP, NP complete, and NP hard set of problems NP hard (non deterministic polynomial time hard), in computational complexity theory, is a class of problems that are,… …

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  • 10mathematics — /math euh mat iks/, n. 1. (used with a sing. v.) the systematic treatment of magnitude, relationships between figures and forms, and relations between quantities expressed symbolically. 2. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) mathematical procedures,… …

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