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Ms. Lilienthal
Vocabulary terms used throughout Algebra
Term | Definition |
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equation | a mathematical sentence with an equal sign |
integers | Whole numbers and their opposites |
expression | a mathematical phrase that contains operations, numbers, and/or variables |
like terms | terms with exactly the same variable factors in a variable expression |
term | a number, a variable, or the product of a number and a variable |
variable | a symbol (like x or y) that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a variable quantity |
exponent | a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself |
solution | a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem |
ratio | a comparison of two numbers by division |
proportion | an equation that states that two ratios are equal |