Question 462419
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The degree of a term is the sum of all exponents in a term.  A variable with no exponent has an understood exponent of 1.  A term with no variable has an understood variable with an exponent of 0.


The degree of a polynomial is the degree of the highest degree term in the polynomial.


John
*[tex \LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0]
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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