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An exponent is a quantity representing the power to which a given number or expression is to be raised, usually expressed as a raised symbol beside the number or expression.
A coefficient is a numerical or constant quantity placed before and multiplying the variable in an algebraic expression.
In the expression 4x^2 (four x squared) the four is the coefficient and the 2 is the exponent.
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What does the word coefficient mean in math?
if there is something like 4x^2, then the 4 is the coefficient. It is the coefficient of the X. The squared part is the exponent. If something is just 2x, then the 2 is the exponent. It is the known number, the constant that is multiplied times the X.
Choose the expression that has 5 as an exponent n as a base and 7 as a coefficient?
7n^5
The numerical coefficient of the monomial -4x3 is 3 is it true or false?
if the monomial is -4x3, then the coefficient is the number in front, so it is -4, thus false. 3 is the exponent, or degree.
What is meant by 3p to the power of 3?
3 times (p * p * p) 3p3 3 = coefficient p = base 3 = exponent
What does E after a number mean mathematically?
Sometimes, like with most calculators, superscript like this is not possible, so the exponents of the powers of ten (the numbers above) are displayed as 2E4 and 1.45E3. The E stands for Exponent. It's just another way of displaying numbers in scientific notation. In scientific notation, numbers are written like this, 20000 is written as 2 x 104 = 2 E4 The 2 is called the coefficient, and the 4 is called the power or the exponent (of ten). 1450 is written as 1.45 x 103 = 1.45 E3 The 1.45 is the coefficient, and the 3 is called the power or the exponent (of ten). All numbers are written as a coefficient between 1 and 10, multiplied by 10 raised to the power of the exponent.
