| A | B |
| polynomial | a variable expression consisting on one or more terms |
| monomial | a variable expression consisting of one term |
| binomial | a variable expression consisting of two terms |
| trinomial | a variable expression consisting of three terms |
| standard form | writing the terms in a polynomial in order from the highest to the lowest power of one of the variables |
| simplifying polynomials | combining like terms of two or more polynomials |
| greatest common monomial factor | the GCF of a polynomial's terms |
| factoring a polynomial | expressing a ploynomial as a product of other polynomials |