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A structural engineering technician is simplifying a length measurement and arrives at the expression $2\sqrt{3} + 6\sqrt{3}. To find the total length of $8\sqrt{3}, the technician adds the 2 and the 6 together. What is the formal mathematical term for these numbers (2 and 6) in this context?

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