Pearson Algebra 1 Common Core, 2015
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Exercise 1 Page 535

The root poly in the word polynomial means many. To refer to a polynomial with two terms we can replace this part by a root meaning two.

Binomial

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The word polynomial is obtained by joining two roots — poly meaning many, and nomen meaning name. To refer to a polynomial with a specific amount of terms, we replace the root poly and use one that indicates the number of terms it has. The table below shows some examples.
Number of terms Root Name
1 Mono Monomial
2 Bi Binomial
3 Tri Trinomial

With this information we can complete the exercise sentence.

A polynomial that has two terms is a binomial.