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Chapter 1 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| base | A number used as a repeated factor. |
| Distributive Property | The property that states that multiplying or dividing a sum by a number is the same as multiplying or dividing each addend by the number and then adding the products or quotients. |
| evaluate | To find the value of an expression. |
| exponent | A number that tells how many times a base is used as a factor. |
| inverse operations | Opposite operations that undo each other; addition and subtraction are inverse operations; multiplication and division are inverse operations. |
| numerical expression | A mathematical phrase that has numbers and operation signs but no equal sign. |
| order of operation | The process for evaluating expressions. |
| period | Each group of three digits separated by commas in a multidigit number. |