"infinite" polynomial (as Hypothetical or as Troll question - to your decision)

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Could be an existence to polynomial with power that is infinity?
If It will exist what property that it will have?
I think about:

1. infinite solution of x
because of the basic law of Algebra, if the prove is still cover this case because it made on finite number of solution
2. infinite coefficients of x
3. One of independent coefficient
4 What more, if it is possible, to build it - first of all.
 
No, by definition of "polynomial", a polynomial must have a largest, finite, power.

You can, however, have a "power series" that is of the form \(\displaystyle a_0+ a_1x+ a_2x^2+\cdot\cdot\cdot+ abx^n+ \cdot\cdot\cdot= \sum_{n=0}^\infty a_nx^n\) or \(\displaystyle a_0+ a_1(x- x_0)+ a_2(x- x_0)^2+\cdot\cdot\cdot+ ab(x- x_0)^n+ \cdot\cdot\cdot= \sum_{n=0}^\infty a_n(x- x_0)^n\) for some fixed number \(\displaystyle x_0\). The "McLaurin series" and 'Taylor series" are methods of forming such a power series corresponding to a given infinitely differentiable function.

Technically that is not a "polynomial". You would also need to answer questions of "convergence" and "divergence". For a power series there exist some "radius of convergence", R such that the series converges uniformly for \(\displaystyle |x- x_0|< R\). For example, the power series, \(\displaystyle \sum_{n=0}^\infty nx^n= x+ 2x^2+ 3x^3+ \cdot\cdot\cdot+ nx^n+ \cdot\cdot\cdot\) has "radius of convergence", R= 0 because it converges only for x= 0. But \(\displaystyle \sum_{n=0}^\infty \frac{x^n}{n!}\)\(\displaystyle = 1+ x+ \frac{x^2}{2}+ \frac{x^3}{6}+ \cdot\cdot\cdot+ \frac{x^n}{n!}+ \cdot\cdot\cdot\) has "radius of convergence" infinity because it converges for all x (and, in fact, is equal to \(\displaystyle e^x\) for all x).

You also cannot have a polynomial, or any function from R to R, that allows x to be "infinity" or takes on the value "infinity" because "infinity" is not a member of R, the set of real numbers. You can "extend" the real numbers to include "infinite points" but then you have trouble with basic arithmetic!
 
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No, by definition of "polynomial", a polynomial must have a largest, finite, power.

You can, however, have a "power series" that is of the form \(\displaystyle a_0+ a_1x+ a_2x^2+\cdot\cdot\cdot+ abx^n+ \cdot\cdot\cdot= \sum_{n=0}^\infty a_nx^n\) or \(\displaystyle a_0+ a_1(x- x_0)+ a_2(x- x_0)^2+\cdot\cdot\cdot+ ab(x- x_0)^n+ \cdot\cdot\cdot= \sum_{n=0}^\infty a_n(x- x_0)^n\) for some fixed number \(\displaystyle x_0\). The "McLaurin series" and 'Taylor series" are methods of forming such a power series corresponding to a given infinitely differentiable function.

Technically that is not a "polynomial". You would also need to answer questions of "convergence" and "divergence". For a power series there exist some "radius of convergence", R such that the series converges uniformly for \(\displaystyle |x- x_0|< R\). For example, the power series, \(\displaystyle \sum_{n=0}^\infty nx^n= x+ 2x^2+ 3x^3+ \cdot\cdot\cdot+ nx^n+ \cdot\cdot\cdot\) has "radius of convergence", R= 0 because it converges only for x= 0. But \(\displaystyle \sum_{n=0}^\infty \frac{x^n}{n!}\)\(\displaystyle = 1+ x+ \frac{x^2}{2}+ \frac{x^3}{6}+ \cdot\cdot\cdot+ \frac{x^n}{n!}+ \cdot\cdot\cdot\) has "radius of convergence" infinity because it converges for all x (and, in fact, is equal to \(\displaystyle e^x\) for all x).

You also cannot have a polynomial, or any function from R to R, that allows x to be "infinity" or takes on the value "infinity" because "infinity" is not a member of R, the set of real numbers. You can "extend" the real numbers to include "infinite points" but then you have trouble with basic arithmetic!
Which properties the mathematical entity "McLaurin series" & mathematical entity "Taylor series" share with the entity polynomial ("finite polynomial"). . . ?
 
Strictly speaking, the MacLaurin and Taylor series are NOT "mathematical entities". They are, as I said before, methods for calculating specific "power series" which can be thought of as "infinite polynomials". The only properties a power series shares with a polynomial is that if you "truncate" a power series so that there is a highest power then you have a polynomial that approximates the power series. The higher power you keep the better the approximation.

This is typically covered in the second or third semester of a Calculus course.
 
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