In a term (or monomial), the number part is the numerical coefficient (often just called the coefficient), and the variable part (letters) is the literal coefficient.
Some examples:
3x2: num coeff = 3, lit coeff = x2
-0.5xy4z9: num coeff = -0.5, lit coeff =xy4z9
17: num coeff = 17, no literal coefficient
w: num coeff = 1, lit coeff = w
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In mathematics, a numerical coefficient is a constant factor in a term of an algebraic expression. For example, in the term 5x, the numerical coefficient is 5. In the expression 2y^2, the numerical coefficient is 2. Numerical coefficients can be positive, negative, integers, fractions, or even irrational numbers.
It is: 5
It is -3
It is 46
The coefficient is the numerical value attached to an unknown or a variable. Thus, the coefficient of 8x is 8.