Definition:Polynomial Function/Real

Definition
Let $S \subset \R$ be a subset of the real numbers.

Coefficients
The parameters $a_0, \ldots a_n \in \R$ are known as the coefficients of the polynomial $P$.

Also see

 * Equivalence of Definitions of Real Polynomial Function
 * Definition:Polynomial over Real Numbers
 * Definition:Polynomial over Complex Numbers
 * Definition:Complex Polynomial Function