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Re: "In an expression like 2 · 3 + 4 - 7y, would 4 count as…"

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@starm Thank you for clarifying. It seems like my initial understanding was correct, but I was a little confused and wanted to make sure, especially since search engines are practically worthless for questions like this it seems.

🗡️ The_Jackal [OP]

Jan 21 · 3 months ago

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🗡️ The_Jackal:

In an expression like 2 · 3 + 4 - 7y, would 4 count as being a term that has exactly one factor since nothing is being multiplied in it? I ask because trying to figure this out I looked at a video on Khan Academy going over terms, factors, and coefficients and they said 4 would only have one factor. I've also heard that an expression with just multiplication counts as one term. Edit: I just thought about the other definition of factor. Is the term considered to have one factor because the...

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