This symbol represents a polynomial.
This symbol represents a polynomial. It is any function in the format:
\[\htmlClass{sdt-0000000121}{a} \htmlClass{sdt-0000000003}{x}^{\htmlClass{sdt-0000000015}{k}} + \htmlClass{sdt-0000000033}{b} \htmlClass{sdt-0000000003}{x}^{\htmlClass{sdt-0000000015}{k} - 1} + \dots + \htmlClass{sdt-0000000004}{c} \]
This symbol representing a polynomial function is \(p\). It is any function in the format:
\[\htmlClass{sdt-0000000121}{a} \htmlClass{sdt-0000000003}{x}^{\htmlClass{sdt-0000000015}{k}} + \htmlClass{sdt-0000000033}{b} \htmlClass{sdt-0000000003}{x}^{\htmlClass{sdt-0000000015}{k} - 1} + \dots + \htmlClass{sdt-0000000004}{c} \]