Is the Set of All Algebraic Numbers Countable?

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Homework Statement



A complex number z is said to be algebraic if there are integers
a0; a1...; an not all zero such that z is a root of the polynomial,
Prove that the set of all algebraic numbers is countable.

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The Attempt at a Solution



For every natural number N there are only finitely many such polynomials

But how to prove the set is countable
 
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For every natural number N there are only finitely many such polynomials

Finitely many such polynomials that do what?
 
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