elementary symmetric polynomial

noun

a coefficient of some power of t in (t+x_1)(t+x_2)⋯(t+x_n), for some n∈ N

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Meanings

nounelementary symmetric polynomial (plural elementary symmetric polynomials)

plural elementary symmetric polynomials

  1. algebraa coefficient of some power of t in (t+x_1)(t+x_2)⋯(t+x_n), for some n∈ N

Translations

Finnish symmetrinen alkeispolynomi
  • symmetrinen alkeispolynomialgebra
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