Algebraically closed

Adjective

Definitions

1.AdjectiveWhich contains as an element every root of every nonconstant univariate polynomial definable over it (i.e., over said field).

"The fundamental theorem of algebra states that the field of complex numbers, ℂ, is algebraically closed."

2.AdjectiveSuch that any finite set of equations and inequations has a solution.

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