symmetric function
noun Mathematics.
a polynomial in several indeterminates that stays the same under any permutation of the indeterminates.
Also called
symmetric polynomial.
Origin of symmetric function
First recorded in 1850–55
Words nearby symmetric function
symmetalism,
symmetallism,
symmetrel,
symmetric,
symmetric difference,
symmetric function,
symmetric group,
symmetric matrix,
symmetrical,
symmetrical gangrene,
symmetrize