can be classified by the number of terms
1 term .... monomial
2 .... binomial
3 .... trinomial
4 or more ... polynomial
Also by exponents
if only 1 variable and largest exponent is 2, then it is a quadratic
if 1 variable and largest exp. is 3, then a cubic.
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A very poor and not particulary useful form of classification. According to that system, x + 3 and x4 + 7 would belong to the same class!
Descartes did not invent polynomials.
dividing polynomials is just like dividing whole nos..
Reciprocal polynomials come with a number of connections with their original polynomials
In algebra polynomials are the equations which can have any number of higher power. Quadratic equations are a type of Polynomials having 2 as the highest power.