olemus
korpuse K laiendi L algebralisele elemendile a vastav
selline minimaalse astmega polünoom f(x) ,
mille korral f(a)=0
=
the polynomial of lowest degree having coefficients in the field

omadusi
minimaalpolünoom on alati
taandumatu üle K, st hulgas K[x]

ülevaateid
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimal_polynomial_(linear_algebra)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimal_polynomial_(field_theory)

http://mathworld.wolfram.com/AlgebraicNumberMinimalPolynomial.html

https://mathworld.wolfram.com/MatrixMinimalPolynomial.html