> 
> Hello,
> 
> I was a bit surprised by the session below. Isn't it a bit confusing to
> return 2 as a *unit* when the object is a polynomial over the *integers*?
> 
> Of course, "unit" in Factored might mean something else than "unit" in
> integers, but
> (a) it's still confusing and
> (b) it's not exactly defined in the docstring of Factored, what "unit"
> actually means.
 
Yes, it may be confusing.  However, it is useful decision and it
is actually documented (I do not remember where, but I remember
seeing that written up).  Concerning Factored: it stores whatever
factoring routines produce, so it is not the right place to
explain details of meaning.

-- 
                              Waldek Hebisch

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