# Term > [!info]+ Definition > **A single number or [[Variable|variable]], or numbers and variables multiplied together, separated by an [[Operator|operator]] (usually + or –) or in brackets.** > [!characteristics]+ Characteristics (things to know) > - The sign in front of the term belongs with the term, showing whether the term is positive or negative. > - In sequences, each individual part of the sequence is a term. For example, if the sequence is $4, 7, 10, 13$ then each of those numbers is a term. > [!Examples]+ >- 4 >- a >- (-y) >- $x^2$ >- $(-5a)$ >- $7d^2$ >- $3(e+f)$ - this can be thought about as a single term > >[!non-examples]+ >- $x+2$ > (this is an expression. The $x$ and the $2$ are individually terms).