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leading coefficient

A polynomial's highest-power coefficient.

The leading coefficient is $a_n$ , the coefficient attached to a polynomial's highest power of $x$ — the term that sets its degree.

Examples

In $-4x^5 + 2x^2 - x + 9$ , the leading coefficient is $-4$ .