Each term is an element of the coefficient ring
A, multiplied with a monomial in the variables of
R.
i1 : R = QQ[a..d];
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i2 : terms(a+d^2-1+a*b*c)
2
o2 = {a*b*c, d , a, -1}
o2 : List
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In the situtation where the ring is a polynomial ring over another polynomial ring, the polynomial is split using the monomials of the outer ring.
i3 : S = R[x,y];
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i4 : terms(a*x+b*x+c*x*y+c*x^3+1+a)
3
o4 = {c*x , c*x*y, (a + b)x, a + 1}
o4 : List
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