Term | Definition |
Algebra | mathematics in which there is an unknown quantity |
coefficient | the number that is multiplied by the variable in an algebraic expression |
Domain | the set of all possible input values of a function |
Equation | a mathematical sentence that shows two expressions are equivalent. |
Expression | a mathematical phrase that contains operations, numbers, and/or variables |
Function | an input-output relationship that has exactly one output for each input |
Inequality | a mathematical sentence that shows the relationship between quantities that are not equivalent. |
Ordered Pair | a pair of numbers that can be used to locate a point on a coordinate plane |
Perimeter | the distance around a polygon |
Pythagorean Theory | in a right triangle, the square of the length of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the lengths of the legs |
Range | the set of all possible output values of a function |
Substitution | to replace a variable with a number or another expression in an algebraic expression |
Variable | a symbol used to represent a quantity that can change |
polynomial | one monomial or the sum or difference of monomials |
constant | a value that does not change |
Mononomial | a number or a product of numbers and variables with exponents that are whole numbers |
Binomial | a polynomial with two terms |
Trinomial | a polynomial with three terms |
Constraint | is a condition that a solution to an optimization problem is required by the problem itself to satisfy |