Polynomial function A function f:R→R is said to be polynomial function, if for each x in R,y=f(x)=a0+a1x+a2x2+⋯+anxn, where n is a non-negative integer and a0,a1,a2,…,an∈R.
The function f(x)=x3−x2+2 and f(x)=x4+2x are polynomial functions whereas f(x)=x2/3+2x is not a function because in first term power of x is not an integer.