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Math Unit 1
6th grade term
Term | Definition |
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prime number | a number whose only factors are 1 and itself |
prime factorization | the breakdown of a number down into its prime factors |
expression | a math sentence without an equal sign |
equation | a math sentence that contains an equal sign |
coefficient | the numerical factor of a term that contains a variable |
variable | a symbol, usually a letter, used to represent a number |
terms | the parts of an expression separated by a plus or minus sign |
base | the bottom number when used with an exponent |
exponent | the small top number used with a base also called "to the ____power" |
factor | one of two numbers multiplied together to get a product |
cubed | an exponent to the third power |
squared | an exponent to the second power |
composite | the number derived by multiplying two or more factors together |