An alternating polynomial is a type of polynomial where the signs of the coefficients alternate between positive and negative.
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Over a field of characteristic zero, an alternating polynomial changes sign when two variables are interchanged. It vanishes when two coordinates agree, so each factor divides it. These distinct linear factors are relatively prime in the polynomial ring, hence their product, the Vandermonde determinant, divides it. The quotient is a symmetric polynomial.