Determine+the+degree+of+a+polynomial

=How do you determine the degree of a term?=
 * # = 0 (numbers have value of zero)
 * X = 1 (variables have the degree of thier power)
 * X² = 2 (variables have the degree of thier power)

=How do you determine the degree of a polynomial?=
 * look for value of each term & one with greatest degree value is the degree value of the entire polynomial