Is #color(white) x^3sqrt(x)# a polynomial?

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It was mentioned as a non-polynomial number but #x# could be#= 8# and #color(white) x^3sqrt(8) = 2#, which is a polynomial ....

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-22T06:33:06

A polynomial consists of multiple terms, so no.

You can rewrite it to become #x^(1/3)#, which is still technically one mathematical 'term'