degree of a term

NOUN
16 LETTERS · STARTS WITH D

degree of a term is a valid 16-letter word worth 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
D2E1G2R1E1E1O1F4A1T1E1R1M3
2 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 =20 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 40TRIPLE WORD → 60
MEANING

What does degree of a term mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

The sum of the exponents of the variables in the term.

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