Monic Polynomials
Usage
monic(p)
Arguments
p
A polynomial. A warning is issued if the polynomial is identically zero.
Description
Convert a polynomial to monic form by dividing by the leading coefficient.
Details
Similar in effect to
p/as.numeric(p[length(p)])
but with some safeguards against leading zero coefficients.
Value
A polynomial proportional to
p
with leading coefficient 1.
See Also
change.origin
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