Two terms are said to be like terms if they contain a common variable irrespective of the power to which the variable is raised.

True

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The correct option is B
False

Two terms are said to be like terms only if they contain the same variables and the variables are raised to the same power. For example, $4 x^{2}$ and $2 x^{2}$ are like terms.

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