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Algebra - Unit 1 Vocabulary - Expressions, Inequalities and Equations

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Algerbraic Expression   An expression that includes at least one variable  
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Factors   In a multiplication expression, the quantities (numbers and variables) being multiplied  
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Product   The result of multiplication  
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Base   The number or expression that is used as a factor in repeated multiplication  
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Exponent   The number or variable that represents the number of times the base power is used  
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Evalute an Algerbraic Expression   To find the value of an algebraic expression by substituting a number for each variable and performing the operation.  
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Variable   A letter that is used to represent one or more numbers  
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Power   An expression that represents repeated multiplication of the same factor  
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Terms of an Expression   The parts of an expression that are added together  
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Quantity   Something that serves as the object of an operation  
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Order of Operation   Rules for evaluating an expression involving more than one operation  
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Equations   A mathematical sentence formed by placing the symbol = between two expressions  
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Inequality   A mathematical sentence formed by placing one of the symbols ≥ ≤ › ‹  
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Open Sentence   An equation or an equality that contains algerbraic expression  
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Solution of the Equation or Inequality   A number that produces a true statement when substituted for the variable in an equation/ inequality  
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Replacement Set   A set of numbers from which replacements for a varialbe may be chosen  
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Solution Set   The set of all replacements for the variable in an open sentence that results in a true sentence  
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Set   A collection of distinct objects  
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Reciprocal   The multiplicative inverse of a number  
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Coefficient   The number part of a term with a variable part  
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Like Terms   Terms that have the same variable parts - Constant terms are also like terms  
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Simplest Form   An expression is in the simplest form when it is replaced by an equivalent expression having no like terms and no parenthese  
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Equivalent Expressions   Two expressions that have the same value for all values in the variable  
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