degreeLength -- the number of degrees

Synopsis

• Usage:

  degreeLength X

• Inputs:
  • X, a ring, an ideal, a module, or a monoid
• Outputs:
  • an integer, the length of a multidegree vector used as a degree of an element of X

Description

i1 : degreeLength ZZ

o1 = 0

i2 : degreeLength (ZZ[x])

o2 = 1

i3 : degreeLength (ZZ[x, Degrees => {{1,2,3}}])

o3 = 3

i4 : degreeLength (GF 9)

o4 = 0

See also

• degree
• degreesRing -- the ring of degrees