degree

Description

Degree is a common name, meaning different things for different kinds of mathematical objects. In Macaulay2, there are currently three related, yet different notions of degree:

Degree of polynomials or vectors of such

• degree(RingElement)
• degree(Vector)
• degree(RingElement,RingElement) -- degree with respect to a variable
• degree(ProjectiveHilbertPolynomial)

Degree of ideals, varieties and modules

• degree(Ideal)
• degree(Ring)
• degree(Module)
• degree(ProjectiveVariety)

Degree of homomorphisms

• degree(Matrix) (missing documentation)
• degree(ChainComplexMap) (missing documentation)
• degree(GradedModuleMap) (missing documentation)

See also

• degreeLength -- the length of the degree vector
• degreesRing -- the ring or monoid of degrees