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Double root (p(x0​)=p′(x0​)=0,p′′(x0​)=0)

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A root of a polynomial is double when its multiplicity of a root is exactly two. Equivalently, p(x)=(x−x0​)2q(x) with q(x0​)=0. A generic small perturbation splits it according to square-root splitting of a double polynomial root.

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