Well, it really depends on the context they are in. For instance,
[tex] 2x^2 + 3x [/tex] is different than [tex] 2xyt + 3xy + 2xyt [/tex] or
[tex] y = 2x + 5 [/tex] or [tex] 2x^3 + 2x^2 + 4x + 4 [/tex] They all are interpret differently. For instance, one is a line, another is a square and one is a cube.