**TI83F* AppVariable file 03/21/07, 14:37I 8GLA20686nav 26CE319875DD4F1B9DFDCB650E5220B1GLA206. GLA2061  degree of a polynomialJdegree of a polynomial:ÖThe greatest degree of any term in the polynomial. depressed polynomial_depressed polynomial:ÖThe quotient when a polynomial is divided by one of its binomial factors. dimensional analysisMdimensional analysis:ÖThe process of carrying units throughout a computation. leading coefficientYleading coefficient:ÖThe coefficient of the term in a polynomial with the highest degree. polynomial functionTpolynomial function:ÖA function y = P(x) where P(x) is a polynomial in one variable. polynomial in one variableîpolynomial in one variable:ÖAn expression of the form Öa0x^n + a1x^(n - 1) + . . . + a(sub n - 1)x + a(sub n) where the coefficents a0, a1, . . ., a(sub n) represent complex numbers, a0 is not zero, and n represents a nonnegative integer. scientific notationØscientific notation:ÖA system of writing numbers using multiplication and powers of ten. A number of the form a 10^n, where 1 < a < 10 and n is an integer.ÖExamples: Ö95,700 = 9.57 10^4, Ö0.000024 = 2.4 10^(-5) simplify/simplify:ÖWrite an expression in simplest form.  synthetic divisionGsynthetic division:ÖA method used to divide a polynomial by a binomial.E¹