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highest power
[highest power|highest power] is the highest power of the variable that occurs in the polynomial.
Definition
highest power is the highest power of the variable that occurs in the polynomial.
Mechanism
highest power The degree of a polynomial function identifies the highest power of the variable that occurs in the polynomial. This power is determined by the term with the largest exponent.
Effects
highest power is used to find the degree of the function. The term containing highest power is called the leading term.