[R] returns the value of a polynomial of degree n evaluated at x.

[McClatchie, Sam (PIRSA-SARDI)]

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Is there a function in R that is similar to polyval in matlab? (y =
polyval(p,x) returns the value of a polynomial of degree n evaluated at x.
The input argument p is a vector of length n+1 whose elements are the
coefficients in descending powers of the polynomial to be evaluated).
<http://www.mathworks.com/access/helpdesk/help/techdoc/ref/polyval.html> 
 
I have possibly missed it in the R help files, so please excuse me if I
have. "Polynomial evaluation" yielded no result in a search of help, and the
functions poly() and locpoly() don't seem to be what I am after.

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