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Definition of Degree of a term
1. Noun. The sum of the exponents of the variables in the term.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Degree Of A Term
Literary usage of Degree of a term
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on Algebra by Elias Loomis (1868)
"The degree of a term is the number of its literal factors. Thus, 3a is a term of
the first degree. ..."
2. A Treatise on Algebra by Charles Smith (1896)
"Thus the degree of a term is found by taking the sum of the indices of its ...
In estimating the degree of a term, or of an expression, we sometimes take ..."
3. Elements of Algebra by William Smyth (1830)
"In general, the degree of a term is marked by the number, which expresses the
sum of the exponents of the letters, which enter into this term. ..."
4. New School Algebra by George Albert Wentworth (1898)
"Degree of a Term. A term that has one letter is said to be of the first degree ;
a term that is the product of two letters is said to be of the second ..."
5. New Elementary Algebra Embracing the First Principles of the Science by Charles Davies (1891)
"The degree of a term is the number of its literal factors. Thus, 3 a is a term
of the first degree, because it contains but one literal factor ; 5 a2 is a ..."
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