Definition of Monomial
A Polynomial with only 1 term.
| Examples of Monomials | Non Examples of Monomials |
| 2x | 2x +5 |
| 3 | 3+5x |
| 12x2 | 14+2x+3y |
| xy | x + y |
| 2xy | 2x + y |
| 12xyz4 | 12xy + z4 |
Warning: the following examples are also not monomials, even though they 'look' like they have more then 1 term
- 5x + x (this really is a monomial that is not simplified because we could rewrite the expression as 6x)
- 12 + 2 (this really is a monomial that is not simplified because we could rewrite it as 14)
