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In elementary mathematics, a term is either a single number/variable, or the product of several numbers and/or variables. For example, in

3+4x+5yzw

3, 4x, and 5yzw are all terms. This definition does not cover all usage in more advanced math.

In language, term is a certain kind of word like Jargon, Slang.

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