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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. That is, 10 ^3 = 10 x 10 X 10. |
| evaluate | to find the value of an expression. |
| exponent | in a power , the number of times the as 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 factor 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 multiply. |
| quotient of power property | a property that state to divide powers with the same base, subtract their exponents. |
| scientific notation | a compact way of writing numbers with absolute value that are very large or very small. In scientific notation, 5.500 is 5.5 x 10^3. |
| standard form | numbers written without exponents. |
| term | each part of an algebraic expression separated by an addition or subtraction sign. |
| zero exponent rule | a rule that states that any nonzero number to the zero power is equivalent to 1. |