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Math Definitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |