For $P_n(\mathbb F)$, the polynomials of degree at most $n$, the standard basis is $(1,t,t^2,\ldots,t^n)$. Every polynomial has a unique list of $n+1$ coefficients, so $\dim P_n=n+1$. The zero polynomial belongs even though its degree requires a convention.
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