10.8.1: Key Terms
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Key Terms
- binomial
- A binomial is a polynomial with exactly two terms.
- degree of a constant
- The degree of a constant is 0.
- degree of a polynomial
- The degree of a polynomial is the highest degree of all its terms.
- degree of a term
- The degree of a term of a polynomial is the exponent of its variable.
- greatest common factor
- The greatest common factor (GCF) of two or more expressions is the largest expression that is a factor of all the expressions.
- monomial
- A term of the form axm, where a is a constant and m is a whole number, is called a monomial.
- negative exponent
- If n is a positive integer and a≠0, then a−n=.
- polynomial
- A polynomial is a monomial, or two or more monomials, combined by addition or subtraction.
- scientific notation
- A number expressed in scientific notation when it is of the form a×10n, where a≥1 and a<10, and n is an integer.
- trinomial
- A trinomial is a polynomial with exactly three terms.
- zero exponent
- If a is a non-zero number, then a0=. Any nonzero number raised to the zero power is 1.