Degree of a Monomial

Examples

• The degree of the monomial 5x³ is 3, since the exponent of x is 3.
• The degree of the monomial 7x³y² is 5, since the sum of the exponents is 5 : 3 + 2 = 5.
• The degree of the monomial 10a⁷b³c² is 12, since the sum of the exponents is 12 : 7 + 3 + 2 = 12