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Question Number 179062 by sciencestudent last updated on 24/Oct/22
why is not it a polynomial ∣10−2y∣?
$${why}\:{is}\:{not}\:{it}\:{a}\:{polynomial}\:\mid\mathrm{10}−\mathrm{2}{y}\mid? \\ $$
Commented by sciencestudent last updated on 24/Oct/22
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Answered by Tokugami last updated on 26/Oct/22
∣10−2y∣ is not differentiable,  therefore it is not a polynomial.
$$\mid\mathrm{10}−\mathrm{2}{y}\mid\:\mathrm{is}\:\mathrm{not}\:\mathrm{differentiable}, \\ $$$$\mathrm{therefore}\:\mathrm{it}\:\mathrm{is}\:\mathrm{not}\:\mathrm{a}\:\mathrm{polynomial}. \\ $$

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