What is this strange notation in the output of Wolfram Alpha?

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For some reason I need to find the values of two positive integers $k$ and $x$ such that:

$$ k x^3 (2 x + 1)^3>2 (k + 1) (x + 1)^2 (2 x^4 + 2 x^3 + 3 x^2 + 2 x + 1). $$

Inputting this in Wolfram Alpha gives the following strange result (among others):

$$ k>1, x>Root[\#1^6 (4 k - 4) - 12 \#1^5 + \#1^4 (-12 k - 18) + \#1^3 > (-19 k - 20) + \#1^2 (-16 k - 16) + \#1 (-8 k - 8) - 2 k - 2\&, 2] $$

What does this mean? What is the role of the symbols $\#$ and $\&$?

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Using a command like

RegionPlot[ $k x^3 (2 x + 1)^3 - 2 (k + 1) (x + 1)^2 (2 x^4 + 2 x^3 + 3 x^2 + 2 x + 1) > 0$, {$k$, 0, 10}, {$x$, 0, 10}]

You will obtain an useful plot

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