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CHAPTER 1 VOCAB.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Base | the number used as a repeated factor |
| Distributive Property | the property that states that multiplying or dividing a sum by a number is the same as multiplying or dividing each addend by the number and then adding the products or quotients |
| Evaluate | to find the value of an expression |
| Exponent | a number that tells how many times a base is used as a factor |
| Inverse Operations | opposite operations that undo each other; addition and subtraction are inverse operations; multiplication and division are inverse operations |
| Numerical Expressions | a mathematical phrase that has numbers and operations but no equal sign |
| Order of Operations | the process of evaluating expressions |
| Period | each group of three digits separated by commas in a multidigit number |