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Module 5 vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Algebra | |
| Algebraic expression | |
| Associative property | |
| Base | In a power, the number used as a factor .in 10^3 =10x10x10. |
| Coefficient | |
| Commutative property | |
| Constant | |
| Defining the variable | |
| Distributive property | |
| Equivalent expressions | |
| Evaluate | |
| Exponent | |
| Factoring the expression | |
| Greatest common factor (GCF) | The greatest of the common factors of two or more numbers. |
| Identify property | |
| Least common multiple (LCM) | The smallest whole number |
| Like term | |
| Numerical expression | |
| Order of operations | |
| Power | |
| Simplest form | |
| Term | |
| Variable | |
| A mathematical language of symbols, including variables | |
| A combination of variables, numbers, and at least one operation. | |
| The way in which numbers are grouped does not change the sum or product. | |
| 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 | |
| A term without a variable | |
| Choosing a variable and deciding what the variable represents. | |
| To multiply a sum by a number, multiply each addend by the number outside the parentheses | |
| Expressions that have the same value , regardless of them values of the variable(s). | |
| To find the value of an algebraic expression by replacing variables with numbers. | |
| In a power, the number that tells how many times the base is used as a factor. Ion a 5^3, the exponent Is 3. That is, 5^3 = 5x5x5. | |
| The process of writing numeric or algebraic expressions as a product of there factors. | |
| 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. |