Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Octic equation


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The result was redirect to Degree of a polynomial.  Sandstein  20:30, 17 February 2020 (UTC)

Octic equation

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Nonnotable class of equations: every single mathematical statement on the article is equally valid for algebraic equations in general, and no sources cover octic equations as a subtopic of the more general topic (let alone as a significant subtopic). The article should be replaced with a redirect to Degree of a polynomial (which is how it was initially created in 2012). JBL (talk) 14:05, 10 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Mathematics-related deletion discussions. JBL (talk) 14:05, 10 February 2020 (UTC)


 * Merge somewhere? Hyperbolick (talk) 16:53, 10 February 2020 (UTC)
 * The only thing in the article that might not already be contained elsewhere (e.g., in Degree of a polynomial or in Radical extension) is the Eberhart reference -- but there is no actual text in the article drawn from that reference that is usable anywhere. --JBL (talk) 19:00, 10 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Ok. Hyperbolick (talk) 19:27, 10 February 2020 (UTC)


 * Restore redirect, no merge, per nomination. —David Eppstein (talk) 17:34, 10 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Restore redirect. There doesn't look to be anything that ought to be merged. There are a smattering of Google Scholar hits for the term, and I could be convinced to change my mind if somebody takes the time to dig through them and find more substance about octic equations specifically than I did. XOR&#39;easter (talk) 19:15, 10 February 2020 (UTC)


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