The "degree" is the highest power - in this case, the 3 in 4x3 (4 times to the third power).
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A fifth degree polynomial.
A 7th degree polynomial.
2st4 + s2t2 - 9s5t + 21 The degree of a polynomial with more than one variable is the largest sum of the powers in any single term. So the degree of the given polynomial is 6 (-9s5t1; 5 + 1).
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The degree of the polynomial 2x + 5 is 1. The highest power of x is x1, i.e. 2x1 + 5x0, hence the designation of first degree.