---
tag: 019MA1VTR2
kind: concept
name: Root of a polynomial
aliases: [zero-of-a-polynomial]
msc: [13F20]
sources:
  - url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero_of_a_function
    locator: Polynomial roots
---

## Summary

A root of a polynomial $f$ over a ring $R$ is an element $c$ of $R$ with $f(c) = 0$.
The [[definition of a root|00EHX6FWC0]] states this precisely.