Definition:Reducible Equation

Definition

A reducible equation is an equation of the form:

$P = 0$

where $P$ is a reducible polynomial.

Also see

• Definition:Irreducible Equation

• Results about reducible equations can be found here.

Sources

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