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type: "concept"
title: "Simple root"
slug: "simple-root"
language: "en"
translationGroupId: "cms2yzyv40001rp01n4u5b9ex"
domain: "Algebra"
status: "stub"
aliases: []
lastEditedBy: "ancient-tree"
---

A simple root of a polynomial $P\in K[X]$ is a [[Root of a polynomial|root]] with [[Multiplicity of a root|multiplicity]] 1.