o zero) from highest degree to the constant term, or an instance of poly1d. x : array_like or poly1d object A number, an array of numbers, or an instance of poly1d, at which to evaluate `p`. Returns ------- values : ndarray or poly1d If `x` is a poly1d instance, the result is the composition of the two polynomials, i.e., `x` is "substituted" in `p` and the simplified result is returned. In addition, the type of `x` - array_like or poly1d - governs the type of the output: `x` array_like => `values` array_like, `x` a poly1d object => `values` is also. See Also -------- poly1d: A polynomial class. Notes ----- Horner's scheme [1]_ is used to evaluate the polynomial. Even so, for polynomials of high degree the values may be inaccurate due to rounding errors. Use carefully. If `x` is a subtype of `ndarray` the return value will be of the same type. References ---------- .. [1] I. N. Bronshtein, K. A. Semendyayev, and K. A. Hirsch (Eng. trans. Ed.), *Handbook of Mathematics*, New York, Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., 1985, pg. 720. Examples -------- >>> import numpy as np >>> np.polyval([3,0,1], 5) # 3 * 5**2 + 0 * 5**1 + 1 76 >>> np.polyval([3,0,1], np.poly1d(5)) poly1d([76]) >>> np.polyval(np.poly1d([3,0,1]), 5) 76 >>> np.polyval(np.poly1d([3,0,1]), np.poly1d(5)) poly1d([76]) r