minimal polynomial (English, noun)
expansion: minimal polynomial (plural minimal polynomials)
Senses:
topics: linear-algebra
mathematics
sciences
glosses: For a given square matrix M over some field K, the smallest-degree monic polynomial over K which, when applied to M, yields the zero matrix.
qualifier: field theory
glosses: Given an algebraic element α of a given extension field of some field K, the monic polynomial of smallest degree of which α is a root.
Forms:
form: minimal polynomials
tags: plural