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Math Definitions
Term | Definition |
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Sum | the answer to an addition problem |
Difference | the answer to a subtraction problem |
Product | the answer to a multiplication problem |
Quotient | the answer to a division problem |
Dividend | the number that is being divided |
Divisor | the number that is doing the dividing |
Recirprocal | a fraction that has been flipped upside down |
Expression | a number sentence that does not have an equal sign |
Equation | a number sentence that has an equal sign |
Constant | a number that does not have a variable; its value does not change |
Coefficient | a number that is written in front of a variable and is attached by multiplication |
Variable | a letter that represents an unknown number |
Exponent | a small number that represents repeated multiplication of the same base number |
Substitution | replacing a variable with a given value (number) |
Inequality | a number sentence that has an inequality symbol |
Ordered Pair | a way to describe a points location on a graph |
Origin | the starting point on a graph; the intersection of the x- axis and y-axis |
Numerator | the top number of a fraction |
Denominator | the bottom number of a fraction |