Answer
A term is a number, a variable, or a number times several variables.
(please see step-by-step for details and examples)
Work Step by Step
The terms of an algebraic expressions are those parts separated by addition.
It can be a number, a variable, or a number times some variables.
The numerical part of a term is called its coefficient.
If a term is written without a coefficient, the coefficient is understood to be 1
A term that consists of just a number is called a constant term.
The parts of each term that are multiplied are called the factors of the term
Examples
$3,$
$3a,$
$3ab,$
$2xyzw,$
$a,$
$ab...$