Take the 2-minute tour ×  $$mc^2.$$ is called an expression.
Correct me if I'm wrong. I'd like to see this expression as $$m
* c^2.$$ Here, one of the expression's factors is $m$. Is there
a general name for the factors of an expression, or can I just
call them however I like?  share|improve this question $m$ is a
multiplier and $c^2$ is a multiplicand, when you multiply them
you get a product. Both $m$ and $c^2$ are factors of that
product. –  glebovg Nov 6 '12 at 19:14 Multiples...? Of course,
here m = mass (in kilograms), c=light's speed in meters by
second., and thus the energy E is given in kg*m^2/s^2 , which is
Joules. –  DonAntonio Nov 6 '12 at 19:20 @DonAntonio I am not
sure, but I think this question has nothing to do with physics.
–  glebovg Nov 6 '12 at 19:22 If multiplication is all you are
talking about, then the general name for factors in this sense
is factors. –  rschwieb Nov 6 '12 at 20:11 add comment  closed
as unclear what you're asking by rschwieb, Pedro Tamaroff, Ｊ.
Ｍ., user86418, Lost1 F