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kind: concept
name: Symmetric polynomial
msc: ["05E05"]
sources:
  - url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symmetric_polynomial
    locator: lead section
same_as:
  wikidata: Q930499
  wikipedia: Symmetric polynomial
---

## Summary

A symmetric polynomial is a polynomial in several variables that does not change when you permute the variables.
The [[definition of a symmetric polynomial|06CTFY2DEZ]] states it.