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→Algebraic functions: definition changed to agree with standard practice and Wikipedia itself (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algebraic_function). Also internal consistency, under the prior definition rational functions are not algebraic, although they are listed as algebraic (correctly, under the standard definition). |
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===Algebraic functions===
[[Algebraic function]]s are functions that can be expressed as the solution of a polynomial equation with
* [[Polynomial]]s: Can be generated solely by addition, multiplication, and raising to the power of a positive integer.
** [[Constant function]]: polynomial of degree zero, graph is a horizontal straight line
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