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For the sake of simplicity, in the sequel a (Laurent) polynomial of negative degree is understood to be the zero polynomial and, similarly, a banded matrix with negative bandwidth reduces to the zero matrix.
ANSWER: The square root of x is not a polynomial. So, variables in the denominator of a rational expression can have values that make that denominator equal to zero. The rational expression is undefined when the denominator equals to zero.