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I tried to solve a symbolic equation using Solve and in that I get expressions like #1^5 &, 1 what does this mean?

I also found it in one of the Mathematica examples in here as enter image description here

What do these # and & mean in the solution?

sam_rox
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  • Apart from the linked thread above explaining what Root[] is, please see this for information on what # and & do. The executive summary is that this is the best that Mathematica can do to represent the roots of your sextic polynomial. – J. M.'s missing motivation Nov 10 '17 at 05:29
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    @J.M.- Once, in a dark and smoky basement "club" for out-of-work mathematicians, I saw a film starring one sextic polynomial. So, so naughty... – ciao Nov 10 '17 at 05:51

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