1 files changed, 6 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/polymatrix/expression/mixins/degreeexprmixin.py b/polymatrix/expression/mixins/degreeexprmixin.py
index 273add2..71b936a 100644
--- a/polymatrix/expression/mixins/degreeexprmixin.py
+++ b/polymatrix/expression/mixins/degreeexprmixin.py
@@ -26,26 +26,24 @@ class DegreeExprMixin(ExpressionBaseMixin):
     ) -> tuple[ExpressionState, PolyMatrix]:
         state, underlying = self.underlying.apply(state=state)
 
-        terms = {}
+        poly_matrix_data = {}
 
         for row in range(underlying.shape[0]):
             for col in range(underlying.shape[1]):
 
-                underlying_terms = underlying.get_poly(row, col)
+                polynomial = underlying.get_poly(row, col)
 
-                if underlying_terms is None or len(underlying_terms) == 0:
+                if polynomial is None or len(polynomial) == 0:
                     continue
 
                 def gen_degrees():
-                    for monomial, _ in underlying_terms.items():
+                    for monomial, _ in polynomial.items():
                         yield sum(count for _, count in monomial)
                     
-                # degrees = tuple(gen_degrees())
-
-                terms[row, col] = {tuple(): max(gen_degrees())}
+                poly_matrix_data[row, col] = {tuple(): max(gen_degrees())}
 
         poly_matrix = init_poly_matrix(
-            terms=terms,
+            data=poly_matrix_data,
             shape=underlying.shape,
         )