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Are these really the symmetric sums? I am used to calling these the elementary symmetric sums so that symmetric sums are any sums that are symmetric. The point is that any symmetric sum can be written as a polynomial in the elementary symmetric sums. --[[User:ComplexZeta|ComplexZeta]] 14:53, 3 July 2006 (EDT)
 
Are these really the symmetric sums? I am used to calling these the elementary symmetric sums so that symmetric sums are any sums that are symmetric. The point is that any symmetric sum can be written as a polynomial in the elementary symmetric sums. --[[User:ComplexZeta|ComplexZeta]] 14:53, 3 July 2006 (EDT)
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ComplexZeta has an excellent point -- what should we do about that?  Also, why aren't my $ rendering as <math> like they're supposed to?  --~~~~</math>

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Are these really the symmetric sums? I am used to calling these the elementary symmetric sums so that symmetric sums are any sums that are symmetric. The point is that any symmetric sum can be written as a polynomial in the elementary symmetric sums. --ComplexZeta 14:53, 3 July 2006 (EDT)

ComplexZeta has an excellent point -- what should we do about that? Also, why aren't my $ rendering as $like they're supposed to?  --~~~~$