6.27.8  Polynomial degree: degree

The degree command finds the degree of a polynomial.

• degree takes one argument:
  P, a polynomial given by its symbolic representation or by the list of its coefficients.
• degree(P) returns the degree of P (the highest degree of its non-zero monomials).

Examples.

• Input:
  degree(x^3+x)
  Output:

  3

• Input:
  degree([1,0,1,0])
  Output:

  3