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The numerical factor of a term is called the "coefficient."
Multiplicand times multiplier equals product. If the expression includes a variable, the numeral is the coefficient.
the coefficient
The numerical factor of a term is called the "coefficient."
No. In the variable x, alone, it is linear. In the variable y, alone, it is linear. But taken together, in x and y, you have a term which contains xy - that is, a term in which the powers of the unknowns add to 2. So the equation is not linear.