SOLUTION: What does p(x) mean?
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Question 977242: What does p(x) mean?
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It is notation to indicate that the function p is specified with 
as the independent variable. Generally speaking, I would expect )
to refer to a polynomial function in , whereas something like )
or )
would refer to a broader, more general class of functions. It is read "
of " which is an abbreviated way of saying "the value of the function at "
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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