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Mod 4 vocab
vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| base | In a power, the number that is the common factor. In 10 to the 3rd power, 10 in the base. That is 10 to the 3rd power = 10 x 10 x 10. |
| evaluate | to find the value of an expression |
| exponent | In power, the number of times the base is used as a factor. In 10 to the 3rd power, 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 |
| Products of powers property | a property that states to multiply powers with the same base, add their exponents |
| power | A product of repeated factors using |
| 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 a scientific notation, 5,500 is 5.5 x 10 to the 3rd power |
| standard form | Numbers written without exponents |
| term | each part of an algebraic expression separated by an addition or subtraction sign |