From: Richard Kreckel <Richard.Kreckel@uni-mainz.de>
Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2004 18:06:32 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: * Mention our convention degree(0) == 0.
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* Mention our convention degree(0) == 0.
---

diff --git a/doc/tutorial/ginac.texi b/doc/tutorial/ginac.texi
index eaae40af..323c6eb2 100644
--- a/doc/tutorial/ginac.texi
+++ b/doc/tutorial/ginac.texi
@@ -4182,8 +4182,9 @@ int ex::ldegree(const ex & s);
 @end example
 
 which also work reliably on non-expanded input polynomials (they even work
-on rational functions, returning the asymptotic degree). To extract
-a coefficient with a certain power from an expanded polynomial you use
+on rational functions, returning the asymptotic degree). By definition, the
+degree of zero is zero. To extract a coefficient with a certain power from
+an expanded polynomial you use
 
 @example
 ex ex::coeff(const ex & s, int n);