##  [Resultant Computation](/resultant-computation) 

  ##  [Resultant Computation](https://puremath.quantumdictionary.io/resultant-computation-0) 

  

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Definition

The computation of a determinant-like polynomial (the resultant) in the coefficients of two or more polynomials whose vanishing is a necessary and sufficient condition for the polynomials to have a common root in an algebraic closure.