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7th grade Math
7th grade academic vocab - math
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| numerical expression | name for a number ( 4 + 6 is one for 10 ) |
| variable | letter or symbol used to represent a number |
| variable expression | an expression that contains variables or variables and numbers |
| terms | parts of an expression separated by + and - |
| numerical coefficent | number in front of a variable ( 9 in 9a ) |
| pemdas | parentheses, exponents, multiplication, division, addition, subtraction |
| power | a base with an exponent ( 5 cubed ) |
| base | the bottom number in a power ( 5 in 5 cubed ) |
| exponent | the top number in a power ( 3 in 5 cubed ) |
| coefficent | a number before the base ( 4 in 4x cubed ) |
| commutative property | the property that allows you to switch the order in which you add ( 4 + 5 = 5 + 4 ) |
| associative property | the property that allows you to switch grouping ( 3 + 4 ) + 5 = 3 + ( 4 + 5 ) |
| identity property | the property that involves zero and one, zero times |
| distributive property | the property that lets you remove parentheses 3(4 + 5) = 3(4) + 3(5) |
| like terms | terms with the same variable and variable exponent |
| whole number | any number without a fraction above zero |
| integer | any number without a fraction above or below zero |
| absolute value | the distance a number is from zero l-2.5l = 2.5 or l2.5l =2.5 |