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We call a number that has no variable attached to it, a constant. A number attached to a variable, as in 3x, is called a coefficient.
Characters that appear in front of variables are often; either a constant (any designated number) which is often called a coefficient, a different variable, or an operator such as an integrand or derivative.
The number in front of the variable is called the coefficient
not unless you know what number the variable stands for
'-3' is the co-efficient of 'y'. The number attached to the variable is the co-efficient. A coefficient of a variable is the numeral right next to the variable in question. So in the expression 8-3y+1 the 3 (or is it -3? I'm not sure) is the coefficient of y.