Constant - A term without any variables. , Variable - A letter used as a placeholder for an unknown quantity., Coefficient - A number that is multiplied by a variable., Term - Refers to a group in a mathematical expression or equation, separated by an addition or subtraction sign., Like Terms - Terms that match in variable and degree (the same exponent value) that can be added or subtracted together. The coefficients can be different., Degree - In a polynomial, this refers to the highest exponent of the expression or equation., Standard Form of a Polynomial - Expression written beginning with the term with the highest degree to the lowest degree., Linear - 1st degree expression, such as 3x, where the variable has an exponent of 1., Quadratic - 2nd degree expression, such as 2x2, where the largest exponent is two. , Cubic - 3rd degree expression, such as -4x3, where the largest exponent is 3., Quartic - 4th degree expression, such as x4, where the largest exponent is 4., Quintic - 5th degree expression, such as -7x5, where the largest exponent is 5., Monomial - One term. For example, 3x., Binomial - Two terms. For example, x4-8., Trinomial - Three terms. For example, -5x2-8x+1., Polynomial - An expression consisting of variables and coefficients, that involves only the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and positive-integer powers of variable., Leading Coefficient - If an expression has multiple terms, the coefficient is the number being multiplied to the first variable, the number in front, when written in standard form.,

Polynomial Vocabulary

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