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The degree of a polynomial is the highest exponent in the polynomial.
the exponent is a negative
The degree of a term is the sum of the powers of all the variables in the term. Remember that x = x1. So, the degree of xy3z2 is 1 + 3 + 2 = 6 The degree of xyz is 1 +1 + 1 = 3
The degree is equal to the highest exponent on a variable, which is 2.
I will assume that you mean -2xy3+3x2y. Then by "degree" is usually meant the total degree--the maximum sum of exponents of all variables. Here the first term has degree 1+3=4 and the second term has degree 2+1=3, so the degree of the entire expression is 4. It is also a 2nd degree expression in x and a 3rd degree expression in y.