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LT

the leading term of an object

Syntax
LT(E):same type as E

where E has type IDEAL, MODULE, POLY, or VECTOR.

Description
If E is a polynomial this function returns the leading term of the polynomial E with respect to the term-ordering of the polynomial ring of E. For the leading monomial, which includes the coefficient, use LM.

Example
Use R ::= Q[x,y,z];  -- the default term-ordering is DegRevLex
LT(y^2-xz);
y^2
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Use R ::= Q[x,y,z], Lex;
LT(y^2-xz);
xz
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If E is a vector, LT(E) gives the leading term of E with respect to the module term-ordering of the polynomial ring of E. For the leading monomial, which includes the coefficient, use LM.

Example
Use R ::= Q[x,y];
V := Vector(0,x,y^2);
LT(V); -- the leading term of V w.r.t. the default term-ordering, ToPos
Vector(0, 0, y^2)
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Use R ::= Q[x,y], PosTo;
V := Vector(0,x,y^2); 
LT(V); -- the leading term of V w.r.t. PosTo
Vector(0, x, 0)
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If E is an ideal or module, LT(E) returns the ideal or module generated by the leading terms of all elements of E, sometimes called the initial ideal or module.

Example
Use R ::= Q[x,y,z];
I := Ideal(x-y,x-z^2);
LT(I);
Ideal(x, z^2)
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