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Ms. Lilienthal
Vocabulary terms used throughout Algebra
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |