What is a monomial function?

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Christopher P. · Larry Leitch-Casey
Jul 24, 2014

A monomial is a mathematical expression which is made up of only one term.

It cannot contain any addition or subtraction signs or a negative exponent.

These are monomials:

  • a2
  • 6a2b4
  • −6x2y4

These are not monomials: (they are polynomials)

  • b3+c
  • 5x−3
  • 5x3−x4

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