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Chapter 1 Lesson 1
| term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Value of the variable | The numbers that can be represented by the variable |
| Variable expression | An expression that contains a variable |
| Value of the expression | The number named by the expression |
| Numerical expression | An expression that names a particular number |
| Simplify an expression | Replacing an expression containing variables by an equivalent expression with as few terms as possible |
| Substitution principle | An expression may be replaced by another expression that has the same value |
| vaiable | a symbol or letter used to represent one or more numbers |
| value of a numerical expression | he number named by a numerical expression |
| evaluate an expression | replacing each variable in a variable expression by a given value and simplifying the result. |