polynomial API defined in `numpy.polynomial` is preferred. A summary of the differences can be found in the :doc:`transition guide `. The input arrays are the coefficients (including any coefficients equal to zero) of the "numerator" (dividend) and "denominator" (divisor) polynomials, respectively. Parameters ---------- u : array_like or poly1d Dividend polynomial's coefficients. v : array_like or poly1d Divisor polynomial's coefficients. Returns ------- q : ndarray Coefficients, including those equal to zero, of the quotient. r : ndarray Coefficients, including those equal to zero, of the remainder. See Also -------- poly, polyadd, polyder, polydiv, polyfit, polyint, polymul, polysub polyval Notes ----- Both `u` and `v` must be 0-d or 1-d (ndim = 0 or 1), but `u.ndim` need not equal `v.ndim`. In other words, all four possible combinations - ``u.ndim = v.ndim = 0``, ``u.ndim = v.ndim = 1``, ``u.ndim = 1, v.ndim = 0``, and ``u.ndim = 0, v.ndim = 1`` - work. Examples -------- .. math:: \frac{3x^2 + 5x + 2}{2x + 1} = 1.5x + 1.75, remainder 0.25 >>> x = np.array([3.0, 5.0, 2.0]) >>> y = np.array([2.0, 1.0]) >>> np.polydiv(x, y) (array([1.5 , 1.75]), array([0.25])) rg