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Degree of a Polynomial
The degree of a polynomial is the highest degree among all of its individual terms. To find it, first determine the degree of each term by summing the exponents of its variables, then select the greatest value. For example, in the trinomial , the three terms have degrees , , and respectively, so the degree of the polynomial is . Similarly, has term degrees , , , , and , making the polynomial's degree .
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