A field is said to be algebraically closed if every polynomial with coefficients in has a root in .
Algebraically Closed
See also
Algebraic Closure, FieldExplore with Wolfram|Alpha
References
Dummit, D. S. and Foote, R. M. Abstract Algebra, 2nd ed. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, p. 455, 1998.Referenced on Wolfram|Alpha
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Weisstein, Eric W. "Algebraically Closed." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/AlgebraicallyClosed.html