KnowraCharacteristic polynomialLinked fromLinked fromThe 22 pages that link to Characteristic polynomial, each with the reason it gives.All 22Broader topic 1Related 18Compared with 3Minimal polynomialCompared with: It shares roots and divisibility relations with the minimal polynomial but can have larger degree.Principal symbolCompared with: For systems, taking a determinant of the principal symbol produces a related polynomial, not the symbol itself.Matching polynomialCompared with: For forests it coincides with the matching polynomial, but cycles generally separate them.