Definition:Galois Group of Polynomial

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This page is about Galois Group of Polynomial. For other uses, see Galois Group.

Definition

Let $P$ be a polynomial.

The Galois group of $P$ is the symmetry group of the roots of $P$.


Also see

  • Results about Galois groups of polynomials can be found here.


Source of Name

This entry was named for Évariste Galois.


Sources