Question: what are the terms of a polynomial?
Answer: Each term in a polynomial consists only of a number multiplied by variable(s) raised to a positive exponent. Positive integer exponent -- (Not a polynomial if it has a negative integer exponent.) Degree of the Term is the sum of the exponents of the variables. 2x 4y 3 4 + 3 = 7 7 is the degree of the term.