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monomial
a number, a variable, or a product of numbers and variables
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polynomial
a monomial or the sum of monomials
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term
each monomial in a polynomial
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binomial
a polynomial with exactly two terms
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trinomial
a polynomial wih exactly three terms
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coefficient
the number in front of a variable or the numbered term
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degree of a monomial
the sum of the exponents of the variables
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degree of a polynomial
the highest degree of its term
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ascending order
a polynomial written with the least exponent first (variables in alphabetical order), the term with the next largest exponent is second, etc.
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descending order
a polynomial with the greatest exponents first (variables in alphabetical order), then the next smallest exponent second, etc.
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