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Mod 4 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| base | in a power the number that is the common factor.In 10^3 the base is 10.Thats 10^3=10 times 10 times 10 |
| evaluate | To find the value of an expression. |
| exponent | in a power the number of times the base is used as a factor.In 10^3 the exponent is 3 |
| monomial | A number, variable ,or product of a number and one or more variables. |
| negative exponent | The result of repeated division used to represent very small numbers. |
| product of powers property | a property that states to multiply powers with the same base,add their exponents. |
| power | a product of repeated factors using an exponent and a base.The power 7^3 is read seven to the third power,or seven cubed. |
| power of a power property | a property that states to find the power of a power,multiply the exponents. |
| power of a product property | a property that states to find the power of a product,find the power of each factor and multiply. |
| quotient of powers property | a property that states to divide powers with the same base,subtract their exponents |
| scientific notation | a compact way of writing numbers with absolute values that are very large or very small.in scientific notation,5500 is 5.5 times 10^3 |
| standard form | numbers written without exponents |
| term | each part of an algebraic expression separated by an additional or subtraction sign. |
| zero exponent rule | a rule that states that any nonzero number to the zero power is equivalent to 1. |