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ALGEBRA VOCABULARY
VOCABULARY FOR ALGEBRA TERMS
Term | Definition |
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INEQUALITY | ANY MATH SENTENCE WITH < OR > Example: 5 + 2 > 4 |
EXPRESSION | MATH SENTENCE WITHOUT AN = OR > < SIGN Example: 8x + 6 - 7 |
EQUATION | MATH SENTENCE WITH AN = SIGN Example 3y + 8 - abc = 6 or 2 + 2 = 4 |
CONSTANT | A NUMBER IN A MATH SENTENCE WHICH IS NOT "SQUISHED" NEXT TO A VARIABLE Example: 6 + 2x 6 is the constant |
VARIABLE | A LETTER THAT IS USED TO REPRESENT A NUMBER Example: a + 5 = 9 a is the variable or 2y = 16 y is the variable |
TERM | PARTS OF AN EQUATION OR EXPRESSION SEPARATED BY A PLUS OR SUBTRACTION SIGN 8m + 7 - 2x 8m, 7 and 2m are terms |
COEFFICIENT | A NUMBER THAT IS "SQUISHED" TO A VARIABLE Example: 2x = 87 2 is the coefficient |