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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 term has coefficient 3, indeterminate x, and exponent 2. In the second term, the coefficient is â5. The third term is a constant. Because the degree of a non-zero polynomial is the largest degree of any one term, this polynomial has degree two.