height of a polynomial

Let $P=a_0+a_{1}x+\mathrm{\dots }+a_n{x}^n\in ℂ[x]$ be a polynomial with complex coefficients. The height of $P$ is

$$H(P)=\max \{\mid a_0\mid ,\mid a_1\mid ,\mathrm{\dots },\mid a_n\mid \}.$$

Title	height of a polynomial
Canonical name	HeightOfAPolynomial
Date of creation	2013-03-22 13:33:45
Last modified on	2013-03-22 13:33:45
Owner	Daume (40)
Last modified by	Daume (40)
Numerical id	4
Author	Daume (40)
Entry type	Definition
Classification	msc 11C08