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= Solution

In four spacetime dimensions the action is dimensionless, so the <mass dimension> of the Lagrangian density is $[\mathcal L]=4$. The kinetic term gives $[\phi]=1$, and $g\phi^3$ then gives
$$
[g]=4-3[\phi]=1.
$$
Thus $g$ has mass dimension one and is a <relevant coupling> under <power counting in quantum field theory>.

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