Highest power of a variable in a polynomial is the degree of a polynomial.
Eg:- x 3 − 3x 2 + 4x + 10
Degree = Highest power = 3
Eg:- 30x 4 + 5x 3 − 10x 5 + 41
Degree = Highest power = 5
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