| A | B |
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| binomial | a polynomial of two terms |
| trinomial | a polynomial of three terms |
| exponential function | a function that repeatedly multiplies an initial amount by the same positive number |
| monomial | an expression that is a number, a variable, or a product of a number and one or more variables |
| polynomial | the sum or difference of two or more monomials |
| standard form of a polynomial | the form of a polynomial in which the degree of the terms decreases from left to right |
| degree of a polynomial | the degree of the term with the greatest exponent for a polynomial in one variable |
| perfect-square trinomial | any trinomial of the form a^2 + 2ab +b^2 |
| factor by grouping | a method of factoring that uses the distributive property to remove a common binomial factor of two pairs of terms. |
