User Guide

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The first term has total degree 4. The other two terms have total degree 3.
The order of the final two terms is determined by the order of their names
in the list.
To sort the terms by pure lexicographic order, that is, first by decreasing
order of the first unknown in the list option, and then by decreasing order of
the next unknown in the list option, specify the 'plex' option.
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For information on enclosing keywords in right single quotes ('), see
Delaying Evaluation (page 317).
The first term has a power of to the 3. The second, a power of to the
2. The third, a power of to the 0.
Using context menus, you can perform operations, such as sorting, for
polynomials and many other Maple objects.
To sort a polynomial:
1. Right-click (Control-click, for Macintosh) the polynomial.
2. The context menu displays. From the Sorts menu, select:
• Single-variable, and then the unknown
• Two-variable (or Three-variable), Pure Lexical or Total Degree, and
then the sort priority of the unknowns
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