Gauss-Lucas theorem

English

Etymology

Named after Carl Friedrich Gauss and Félix Lucas.

Proper noun

the Gauss-Lucas theorem

  1. (complex analysis) A theorem that gives a geometric relation between the roots of a polynomial P and the roots of its derivative P′. It states that the roots of P′ all lie within the convex hull of the roots of P.
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