Re: How do you define a polynomial? What is the official definition of a polynomial?



On Tue, 6 Dec 2005, comtech wrote:

> How do you define a polynomial? What is the official definition of a
> polynomial?
>
> What is the essential difference between a polynomial and some function
> such as exp(x)?
>
> Can anybody give a precise definition of what is called a polynomial?
>
An element of R[x] is a polynomial in x with coefficients from R, a ring.
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