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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "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

would refer to a broader, more general class of functions. It is read \"

\" which is an abbreviated way of saying \"the value of the function

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\n" ); document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it\r
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