(security) The requirement that two or more people must be involved in order to complete a high-risk task.

(algebra, field theory) A polynomial over a given field that has distinct roots in the algebraic closure of said field (the number of roots being equal to the degree of the polynomial).

plural of separable polynomial

(Ontario) A publicly-funded school that falls under the constitutional definition, historically implemented only for Roman Catholics, but has been provided for Protestants since the secularization of the public school system during the 1980s.

plural of cyclone separator

plural of separable prefix

(linguistics) A prefix that can be detached from the verb it attaches to in several instances.

(law, historical) A married woman's property over which her husband has no right of control.

plural of separation anxiety

(algebra) A finite (and thereby algebraic) extension of a base field such that every element of the extension is the root of a separable polynomial over the base field.