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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 degree 0 term of a polynomial is also called the constant term of the polynomialâthe number sitting all by itself, usually at the end of the polynomial. Who knows, maybe it couldn't find its deodorant this morning.