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algebra terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| variable | a letter that repersents an unknown value |
| constant | a term without a variable |
| coefficient | the number part of a term with variables |
| term | a single number or variable , or numbers and variables multiplied together |
| like terms | two or more terms with the same variable |
| algebraic expression | expressions that have one variable and one expression |
| sum | answer to a addition problem |
| difference | answer to a subtraction problem |
| product | answer to a multiplication problem |
| quotient | answer to a division problem |
| fewer than, less than | subtract and reverse |
| how much more/less | subtract |
| % or fraction of | multiply |
| each | divide |
| associative property | the way in which numbers are grouped when added or multiplied does not change the answer |
| communitive property | the order in which numbers are added or multiplied does not change the answer |
| identity property of addition | the sum of an addend and 0 is the is the same as the addend |
| identity property of multiplication | the product of any factor and 1 is the same as the factor |
| additive inverse property | adding a number and its opposite will produce a sum of zero |
| multiplicative inverse | multiplying any number and its inverse equals 1 |