Definition:Polynomial Equation

Definition

A polynomial equation is an equation in the form:

$\map f x = 0$

where $f$ is a polynomial function.

Also see

• Definition:Polynomial
• Definition:Polynomial Function

• Results about polynomial equations can be found here.

Sources

• 1981: Murray R. Spiegel: Theory and Problems of Complex Variables (SI ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $1$: Complex Numbers: Polynomial Equations
• 2000: Pierre A. Grillet: Abstract Algebra: $\S \text{III}.6$
• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): polynomial
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): polynomial
• 2014: Christopher Clapham and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (5th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): polynomial equation