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An expression made up of one or more terms combined by the operations of addition and subtraction. Each term consists of a constant multiplied by whole-number powers of variables.
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3x2 + 2x + 7
x4 + 5
xy + 3x + 4y + 12 |
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a one-term polynomial
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2n
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ab |
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a two-term polynomial
Examples
2ab2 − 8ab
x + 5
ab + ac |
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a three-term polynomial
Examples
x2 + 3x +2
a2b + ab2 + 12
3 − 2x − 1x2 |
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| the highest power of a variable in a polynomial |
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| a term used to refer to a 2nd-degree polynomial |
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| a term used to refer to a 3rd-degree polynomial |
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| a term used to refer to a 4th-degree polynomial |
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| A number or polynomial that is multiplied by another number or polynomial to form a product. To __________ a polynomial is to rewrite it as a product of two or more other polynomials. |
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