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Polynomials

Terms in this set (22)

monomial
an expression with only one term
binomial
an expression with two terms
trinomial
an expression with three terms
polynomial
a monomial or the sum or difference of monomials
constant
a polynomial with a degree of zero
linear
a polynomial with a degree of 1
quadratic
a polynomial with a degree of 2
cubic
a polynomial with a degree of 3
quartic
a polynomial with a degree of 4
quintic
a polynomial with a degree of 5
nth degree
any polynomial with a degree higher than 5 is named by its degree.
5a³b²c
degree: 6 (3+2+1)
6th degree monomial
4x-2x²
degree: 2
quadratic binomial
5a³-4a-6
degree: 3
cubic trinomial
4x²-3x+2x⁵-7+3x³
degree: 5
quintic polynomial
-12m²n²
degree: 4
quartic monomial
12
constant
degree of a monomial
the sum of the exponents of all its variables
degree of a polynomial
the degree of the term in the polynomial that has the highest degree
leading coefficient
coefficient of the first term when the polynomial is in standard form
standard form of a polynomial
a polynomial that is written with the terms in order from greatest degree to least degree.
4x
degree: 1
linear monomial
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