Meanings
nounsymmetric polynomial (plural symmetric polynomials)
plural symmetric polynomials
- algebraA polynomial which remains unchanged if its variables are permuted
xyz
3 more examples
x+y+z
2x²+2y²+2z², etc.
An example of a non-symmetric polynomial is x+2y: if we interchange x and y, this polynomial changes to 2x+y.
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