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Vocabulary
Vocabulary words
Term | Definition |
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Expression | Numbers, symbols and operators (such as + and ×) grouped together that show the value of something. |
Algebraic Exression | An algebraic expression is an expression built up from constants, variables, and a finite number of algebraic operation |
Coefficient | A number used to multiply a variable |
Term | In Algebra a term is either: a single number, or a variable, or numbers and variables multiplied together. |
Numerical Expression | Numbers or symbols grouped together to show value. |
Variable | A symbol for a number we don't know yet. It is usually a letter like x or y. |
Exponent | The exponent of a number says how many times to use that number in a multiplication. |
Constant | A value that is completely fixed or fixed in the context of use. |
Distributive Property | When two things are next to each other, it means multiplication. |
Like Terms | Terms whose variables (and their exponents such as the 2 in x2) are the same. |