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Expressions
Math 7 Expressions and Equations
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Expressions | A math sentence containing at least one term. |
| Term | Part of an expressions that is separated by addition or subtraction |
| Variable | The unknown value in an expression. Denoted by a letter usually. |
| Coefficient | The number that is being multiplied by the variable. Think the number in front. |
| Constant | A term in an expression that contains no variables. Its just a number all alone. |
| Like Term | Two are more terms that contain a common variable and exponent. |
| Exponent | Repeated multiplication. Little guy on the shoulder of a number |
| Equivalent Expression | When 2 expressions in simplest form are exactly the same, term for term. |
| Factored Form | When you pull out the greatest common factor, and what is left in the expression is in simplest form. |
| Commutative Property | In Addition or Multiplication, order does not matter. a+b = b+a |
| Associative Property | In Addition or Multiplication, grouping doesn't matter. This is the one with Parentheses. (a+b)+c=a+(b+c) |
| Additive Identity | Zero (0) a+0=a |
| Multiplicative Identity | One (1) 1*a =a |
| Multiplicative Property of Zero | a*0 = 0 |
| Distributive Property | The coefficient of an entire expression gets multiplied by each term in the expressions. a(b+c) = ab +ac |