binomial
polynomial expression consisting of two terms
complex zero
zero, where and are real numbers and , written in the form:
degree of a polynomial
greatest degree of a term in a polynomial
degree of a term
exponent of the variable of a term in a polynomial in one variable
factoring
process of writing a number or algebraic expression as a product
leading coefficient
coefficient of the first term of a polynomial written in standard form, which places the term with the highest degree first
like terms
terms that have the same variable (or variables) with the same exponents
monomial
polynomial expression consisting of one term
polynomial function
function whose rule is a polynomial in one variable, which is a sum or difference of terms of the form , where is a real number and is a nonnegative integer
polynomial in one variable
sum or difference of terms of the form , where is a real number and is a nonnegative integer
synthetic division
process of long division of polynomials where only the coefficients and constants are recorded. The divisor must be a linear factor with a coefficient of 1.
trinomial
polynomial expression consisting of three terms
zero of a function
any input value of a function that makes the output of the function equal zero