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{{About| general properties of symmetric functions of several real or complex variable|the ring of symmetric functions in algebraic combinatorics|ring of symmetric functions|symmetric functions on elements of a vector space |symmetric tensor}}
In [[mathematics]], a '''symmetric function of ''n'' variables''' is one whose value given n [[argument of a function|arguments]] is the same no matter the order of the arguments. For example, if <math>f=f(x_1,x_2)</math> is a symmetric function, then <math>f(x_1,x_2)=f(x_2,x_1)</math> for all pairs <math>(x_1,x_2)</math> in the ___domain of <math>f</math>. While this notion can apply to any type of function whose ''n'' arguments have the same ___domain set, it is most often used for [[polynomial function]]s, in which case these are the functions given by [[symmetric polynomials]].
== Symmetrization ==
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==See also==
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*[[Elementary symmetric polynomial]] *[[Alternating polynomial|Alternating polynomials]]
*[[Vandermonde polynomial]]
* [[Quasisymmetric function]]
* [[Ring of symmetric functions]]
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