The word polynomial joins two diverse roots: the Greek poly, meaning "many", and the Latin nomen, or "name". It was … See more

The x occurring in a polynomial is commonly called a variable or an indeterminate. When the polynomial is considered as an expression, x is a fixed symbol which does not have any value (its value is "in… See more

The exponent on an indeterminate in a term is called the degree of that indeterminate in that term; the degree of the term is the sum of the degrees of the indeterminates in that term, and the degree of a polynomial is the largest deg… See more

Polynomials can be added using the associative law of addition (grouping all their terms together into a single sum), possibly followed by reordering (using the commutative law) and combining of like terms. For … See more

A polynomial function is a function that can be defined by evaluating a polynomial. More precisely, a function f of one argument from a given domain is a polynomial function if there exists a polynomial
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A polynomial equation, also called an algebraic equation, is an equation of the form
When considering equations, the indeterminates (variables) of polynomials are also cal… See more