Represent the following phrase as an algebraic expression, where "a number" is the letter x. You do not need to simplify.

The phrase "2 is subtracted from the product of 6 and a number" can be represented as the algebraic expression:

\[ 6x - 2 \]

Here, \( x \) represents "a number." The expression indicates that you take the product of 6 and \( x \), and then subtract 2 from it.