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Chapter 1 Vocab Term
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Evaluate | to find the answer or solve |
| Base | the whole number |
| Exponent | the small number above the whole number |
| Power | a whole number with an exponent |
| Numerical Expression | contains numbers and no equal signs or inequality signs |
| Order of Operations | the rules we use to avoid mathematical confusion (GEMDAS) |
| Variable | a symbol, usually a letter, used to represent an unknown number |
| Algebraic | has to contain a variable |
| Expression | does not have an equal sign or an inequality symbol |
| Term | when a plus or minus sign separates an algebraic expression into parts each part is called this |
| Coefficient | the number in front of the variable |
| Variable Term | a term with a variable |
| Constant | a term without a variable |
| Distributive Property | 5(3 + 4) = 5(3) + 5(4) |
| Communative Property of Addition | 5 + 3 = 3 + 5 |
| Communative Property of Multiplication | 5 x 2 = 2 x 5 |
| Associative Property of Addition | (2 + 3) + 4 = 2 + (3 + 4) |
| Associative Property of Multiplication | (4 x 5) x 6 = 4 x (5 x 6) |
| Identity Property of Addition | 5 + 0 = 5 |
| Identity Property of Multiplcation | 6 x 1 = 6 |