Degrees of Polynomial

The degree of a term is determined by the power of the variable part so given 2x²+3x+24 - 2x² 2nd degree term - 3x 1st degree term - 24 constant term Where there are 2 variable we add them together 8x²y³ is a 5 degree term

People refer to the whole polynomial by the highest degree to 2x²+3x+24. So this is a 2nd degree polynomial. Polynomials are arranged by degree.