#11652: MPolynomial_libsingular reports the wrong degree
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       Reporter:  saraedum                                    |         Owner:  
malb                          
           Type:  defect                                      |        Status:  
needs_review                  
       Priority:  minor                                       |     Milestone:  
                              
      Component:  commutative algebra                         |    Resolution:  
                              
       Keywords:  singular, polynomial, degree, sd35, sd35.5  |   Work issues:  
code and docu do not match    
Report Upstream:  Reported upstream. No feedback yet.         |     Reviewers:  
William Stein, Paul Zimmermann
        Authors:  Julian Rueth, William Stein                 |     Merged in:  
                              
   Dependencies:                                              |      Stopgaps:  
                              
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Changes (by saraedum):

  * status:  needs_work => needs_review


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:5 zimmerma]:
 > I don't understand since the documentation says:
 > {{{
 >        Return the maximal degree of this polynomial in "x", where "x"
 must
 >        be one of the generators for the parent of this polynomial.
 > }}}
 > Indeed {{{p}}} is one of those generators:
 > {{{
 > sage: p in poly.parent().gens()
 > True
 > }}}

 I tried to make the {{{INPUT}}} section a little more precise. But I
 believe that writing that {{{x}}} {{{'is'}}} a generator and not only that
 {{{x}}} {{{'=='}}} a generator would be overdoing it.

 Is it acceptable for you this way?

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