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Module 5 vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| The mathmatical language of symbols, including variables | Algabra |
| A combination of variables, numbers, and at least one operation | Algebra expression |
| The way in which numbers are grouped does not change the sum or product | Associative property |
| Base | |
| Coefficient | |
| In a power, the number used as a factor | |
| The numerical factor of a term that contains a variable | |
| The order in which numbers are added or multiplied does not change the sum or product | Commutative property |
| A term without a variable | Constant |
| Choosing a variable and deciding what the variable represents | Defining the variable |
| To multiply a sum by a number, multiply each addend by the number outside of parentheses | Distributive property |
| Equivalent expressions | |
| To find the value of an algebraic expression by replacing variables with numbers | Evaluate |
| In a power, the number that tells how many times the base is used as a factor | Exponent |
| The process of writing numeric or algebraic expressions as a product of their factors | Factoring the expression |
| Expressions that have same value, regardless of the values of the variable( | |
| The greatest of the common factors of two or more numbers | Greatest common factor |
| Properties that state that the sum of any number and 0 equals the number and that the product of any number and 1 equals the number | Identify property |
| The smallest whole number greater than 0 that is a common multiple of each of two or more numbers | Least common multiple |
| Terms that contain the same variable(s) to the same power | Like terms |
| A combination of numbers and operations | Numerical expression |
| The rules that tell which operation to perform first when more than one operation is used | Order of operations |
| A number expressed using an exponent | Power |
| The status of an expression when it has no like terms and no parentheses | Simplest form |
| Each part of an algebraic expression separated by a plus or minus sign | Term |
| A symbol, usually a letter, used to represent a number | Variable |