Open conjectures at the intersection of algebra and geometry, about the solution sets of polynomial equations. Belongs here: unproved algebraic-geometric claims such as the Hodge conjecture. Does not belong here: general algebra or geometry conjectures that do not turn on a polynomial variety.
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1. Algebraic Geometry (Wikipedia)
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The French mathematicians Franciscus Vieta and later Rene Descartes and Pierre de Fermat revolutionized the conventional way of thinking about construction problems through the introduction of coordinate geometry.
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