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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mathematicians have solved a longstanding algebra problem, providing a general solution for higher-order polynomial equations. | ...

That idea turned out to be remarkably effective. The two researchers succeeded in solving higher-degree polynomial equations. But they did not stop there. They believe they have uncovered a new ...

Ah, math. Take an easy problem we all studied in our teens, scale it up by just a couple of steps, and suddenly you’re facing something that has stumped generations of the world’s best mathematicians.

Polynomial theory and differential equations intersect at the foundations of modern analysis, combining algebraic structures with continuous change. Polynomial theory studies expressions formed by ...