# minimal polynomial

> given an element α of a field extension E/F, the unique monic polynomial p∈F[x] of minimal degree such that p(α) = 0

**Wikidata**: [Q2242730](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2242730)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimal_polynomial_(field_theory))  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/minimal-polynomial-q2242730


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013