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    Mathematics Indeterminates Coefficients Addition Subtraction Multiplication Exponents Quadratic Polynomial

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    A polynomial is a mathematical expression involving variables, coefficients, and the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and non-negative integer exponents. An example is x^2 - 4x + 7, which is a quadratic polynomial involving the variable x. Polynomials appear in many areas of mathematics and science, such as defining polynomial functions and constructing polynomial rings in algebra. The variables in polynomials are called either indeterminates or variables, with indeterminate being more technically correct, though the terms are often used interchangeably.

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    A polynomial is a mathematical expression involving variables, coefficients, and the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and non-negative integer exponents. An example is x^2 - 4x + 7, which is a quadratic polynomial involving the variable x. Polynomials appear in many areas of mathematics and science, such as defining polynomial functions and constructing polynomial rings in algebra. The variables in polynomials are called either indeterminates or variables, with indeterminate being more technically correct, though the terms are often used interchangeably.

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    A polynomial is a mathematical expression involving variables, coefficients, and the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and non-negative integer exponents. An example is x^2 - 4x + 7, which is a quadratic polynomial involving the variable x. Polynomials appear in many areas of mathematics and science, such as defining polynomial functions and constructing polynomial rings in algebra. The variables in polynomials are called either indeterminates or variables, with indeterminate being more technically correct, though the terms are often used interchangeably.

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    DEFINITION

    Polynomial
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    In mathematics, a polynomial is an expression consisting of variables (or indeterminates) and coefficients,


    that involves only the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and non-negative integer exponents.
    An example of a polynomial of a single indeterminate (or variable), x, is x2 4x + 7, which is a quadratic
    polynomial. Polynomials appear in a wide variety of areas of mathematics and science. For example, they are
    used to form polynomial equations, which encode a wide range of problems, from elementary word
    problems to complicated problems in the sciences; they are used to define polynomial functions, which
    appear in settings ranging from basic chemistry and physics to economics and social science; they are used
    in calculus and numerical analysis to approximate other functions. In advanced mathematics, polynomials are
    used to construct polynomial rings and algebraic varieties, central concepts in algebra and algebraic
    geometry.

    TERMINOLOGY

    The x occurring in a polynomial is commonly called either a variable or an indeterminate. When the polynomial is
    considered for itself, x is a fixed symbol which does not have any value (its value is "indeterminate"). It is thus
    more correct to call it an "indeterminate". However, when one considers the function defined by the polynomial,
    then x represents the argument of the function, and is therefore called a "variable". Many authors use these two
    words interchangeably, but this may be sometimes confusing and is not done in this article.
    It is a common convention to use uppercase letters for the indeterminates and the corresponding lowercase letters
    for the variables (arguments) of the associated function.
    It may be confusing that a polynomial P in the indeterminate X may appear in the formulas either as P or as P(X).
    Normally, the name of the polynomial is P, not P(X). However, if a denotes a number, a variable, another polynomial,
    or, more generally any expression, then P(a) denotes, by convention, the result of substituting X by a in P. For
    example, the polynomial P defines the function
    In particular, if a = X, then the definition of P(a) implies
    This equality allows writing "let P(X) be a polynomial" as a shorthand for "let P be a polynomial in the
    indeterminate X". On the other hand, when it is not necessary to emphasize the name of the indeterminate,
    many formulas are much simpler and easier to read if the name(s) of the indeterminate(s) do not appear at
    each occurrence of the polynomial.

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