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CoeffOfTerm    --    coefficient of a term of a polynomial


Syntax 
CoeffOfTerm(F: RINGELEM, T: RINGELEM): RINGELEM

Description
This function returns the coefficient of the term T occurring in F.

NOTE: in CoCoA 4 the order of the arguments was different.

Example 
/**/  use R ::= QQ[x,y,z];
/**/  F := 5*x*y^2 - 3*z^3;
/**/  CoeffOfTerm(F, x*y^2);
5
/**/  CoeffOfTerm(F, x^3);
0
/**/  CoeffOfTerm(F, z^3);
-3

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