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It is an expression and if it contains an equality sign then it is an equation.
An equation is linear when it contains only variables of degree 1 and constants. ALL linear equations will be of the form: a1x1+a2x2+a3x3+...+anxn=c where an and c are constants.
Constants (numbers), variables, the four basic operations of arithmetic (+, -, *, /) as well as brackets and indices (including negative and fractional ones).
multiterm mathematical expression: a mathematical expression consisting of the sum of a number of terms, each of which contains a constant and variables raised to a positive integral power
The expression "2a^5" contains only one term. A term is defined as a single mathematical expression that can include constants, variables, and exponents multiplied together. In this case, "2a^5" consists of the coefficient "2" and the variable "a" raised to the fifth power, making it a single term.