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algebra vocab
| Term | Definition | example |
|---|---|---|
| Algebra | algebra is a language of symbols, including variables | |
| algebraic | algebraic expressions have at least one variable and one operation | a+2 |
| variable | a latter that represents an unknown value: can use any letter | 7a+4 |
| constant | a term without a variable | 9x-2 |
| coefficient | the number part of a term with variables | 7a+4 |
| term | a term is either a single number or variable, or numbers and variables multiplied together. | 4a+2y-3 (3 terms) |
| like terms | two or more like terms with the same variable or exponent are called like terms | 7x+8x+ 10 (7x and 8x are alike) |
| sum | the answer to an addition problem | 9+10= 19. 19 is the sum |
| difference | the answer to a subtraction problem | 9-10= 1. 1 is the difference |
| product | the answer to a multiplication problem | 9 x 10 = 90. 90 is the producy |
| quotient | the answer to a division problem | 90 divided by 10= 9. 9 is the quotient |