Abel's irreducibility theorem

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A field theory result asserting that if ƒ(x) is a polynomial over a field F that shares a root with a polynomial g(x) that is irreducible over F, then every root of g(x) is a root of ƒ(x).

Word forms

Abel's irreducibility theorem

Etymology

Described in 1829 by Niels Henrik Abel.

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