Monic polynomial

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In algebra, a monic polynomial is a non-zero univariate polynomial (that is, a polynomial in a single variable) in which the leading coefficient (the coefficient of the nonzero term of highest degree) is equal to 1. That is to say, a monic polynomial is one that can be written as x n + c n − 1 x n − 1 + ⋯ + c 2 x 2 + c 1 x + c 0 , {\displaystyle x^{n}+c_{n-1}x^{n-1}+\cdots +c_{2}x^{2}+c_{1}x+c_{0},} with...

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