WTF Is with the Whole Jacobian Conjecture Thing

The boring definitions A polynomial is something like x+1 . &ldquo;Poly&rdquo; means many, &ldquo;nomial&rdquo; means terms. x is a term. 1 is a term. Many terms. A function is something that takes some input and gives you some output. f(x) = x+1 is a function. If the input is 5 , the output is 6 . And look at the part after the equal sign. This is a polynomial function . Mathematicians like to be…