document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=977383>Question 977383</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Does p(x) mean a polynomial p in the variable x or a polynomial p in x? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " It's a polynomial in the variable x, or a function in the variable x.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " A polynomial in x is the same thing, just a \"shorthand\" way of saying it.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " It's like saying \"solve for x\" vs. \"solve for the variable x.\"  </SPAN>\n" );
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