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For the sake of simplicity, in the sequel a (Laurent) polynomial of negative degree is understood to be the zero polynomial and, similarly, a banded matrix with negative bandwidth reduces to the zero matrix.
The first step in solving a polynomial is to find its degree. The Degree of a Polynomial with one variable is ... ... the largest exponent of that variable. When we know the degree we can also give the polynomial a name: