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Expressions
Math I Module 1 Les. 1-4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Simplify | to solve a numerical expression |
| Exponent | indicates the number of times a number is multiplied by itself |
| Base | the number being multiplied |
| Power | a term comprised of a base and exponent |
| Order of Operations | rules that let you know which operation to perform first |
| Evaluate | to replace a variable with a number and simplify |
| Numerical Expression | a mathematical phrase that contains only numbers and mathematical operations |
| Algebraic Expression | an expression that contains at least one variable, numbers and mathematical operation symbols |
| Variable | a letter used to represent an unspecified number |
| term | a number, variable or the product/quotient of a number and variable |
| constant | a term that does not contain a variable |
| coefficient | a number written before the variable |
| simplest form | an equivalent expression that has no like terms or parentheses that replaces another expression |
| like terms | terms containing the same variable and/or exponent |