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Title of object: fundamental theorem of algebra
Canonical Name: FundamentalTheoremOfAlgebra
Type: Theorem

Created on: 2002-02-13 09:09:01
Modified on: 2002-02-13 09:23:00

Creator: Mathprof
Modifier: Mathprof
Author: Evandar

Classification: msc:12D99, msc:30A99

Revision comment (for changes between this and next version):

Changes for correction #8796 ('suppress link').

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Content:

Let $f:\mathbb{C}\rightarrow\mathbb{C}$ be a non-constant polynomial. Then there is $z\in\mathbb{C}$ with $f(z)=0$.

In other words, $\mathbb{C}$ is algebraically closed.