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What is the correct difference in degree between the zero polynomial and a non-zero constant polynomial?

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Correct answer: The zero polynomial degree is not defined and a non-zero constant has degree (0)

The zero polynomial is the polynomial whose every coefficient is zero, such as p(x) = 0. Since it has no non-zero term, there is no greatest exponent to use for its degree; its degree is therefore not defined in the usual school convention. A non-zero constant polynomial, such as 5 or -2, has no variable term but is assigned degree 0.

Option C states exactly this difference and is correct. Option A wrongly gives the zero polynomial degree 0, confusing it with a non-zero constant. Option B wrongly assigns degree 1, and option D incorrectly says that neither is a polynomial. Both expressions are polynomials; they simply have different degree conventions. Thus C follows from the definitions.

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