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<h2><a name="PolyDeg"></a>
PolyDeg
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Returns the degree of a given polynomial.

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Syntax:
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<pre>n := PolyDeg(f);</pre>

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<td>integer</td>
<td><pre>  n  </pre></td>
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<td>polynomial</td>
<td><pre>  f  </pre></td>
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Description:
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Returns the degree n of a polynomial f.
The degree of the zero-polynomial is -1.

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Example:
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kash> f := Poly(Zx, [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]);
x^5 + 2*x^4 + 3*x^3 + 4*x^2 + 5*x + 6
kash> PolyDeg(f);
5
kash> f := Poly(Zx, [0]);
0
kash> PolyDeg(f);
> -1

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