Definition:Irreducible Equation

Definition

An irreducible equation is an equation of the form:

$P = 0$

where $P$ is a irreducible polynomial.

Also see

• Definition:Reducible Equation

• Results about irreducible equations can be found here.

Sources

• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): irreducible equation
• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): reducible polynomial
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): irreducible equation
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): reducible polynomial