English Explanatory Dictionary

Bézout's theorem

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A statement in algebraic geometry concerning the number of common zeros of n polynomials in n indeterminates. In its original form, the theorem states that in general the number of common zeros equals the product of the degrees of the polynomials.

Word forms

Bézout's theorem

Etymology

Named after Étienne Bézout.

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