The degree of each term in a polynomial expression should always be a/an?

fraction

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integer

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whole Number

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natural Number

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Solution

The correct option is C whole Number
Term in a polynomial expression can be represented as:

In the above image $y$ is the power (or exponent) of the variable $x$ .

The degree of a term in a polynomial expression is the sum of exponents of all of its variables.

The degree of each term in a polynomial expression should always be a whole number.
Therefore, option (c.) is the correct answer.

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vi. The degree of the sum of two polynomials each of degree 5 is always 5.

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