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math terms
math
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| variable | a letter that represents an unknown value |
| constant | a term without a variable; numbers |
| coefficient | the number part of a term with variables |
| term | a single expression |
| like term | terms that have the same variable raised to the same power |
| sum | the result of an addition problem |
| algebraic expressions | an expression that is made up of variables and constants |
| difference | the answer you get when you subtract |
| product | the answer you get when multiplying two numbers |
| quotient | the number you get when dividing one number by another |
| fewer than, less than, subtract+reverse | |
| how much more/less-subtract | |
| %or fraction of-multiply | |
| each-divide | to divide each variable |
| associative property | (x+7)+9=x+(7+9) |
| associative property | 4(3x9)=(4x3)9 |
| communicative property | 5x6=6x5 |
| identity property of addition | x+0=x |
| identity property of multiplication | 6(1)=6 |
| multiplicative inverse property | 4x1/4 =1 |
| additive inverse property | -5+5=0 |
| distributive property | 4(x+3)=4x+12 |
| distributive property | 16+40=8(2+5) |
| communicative property | (x+7)+9=9+(7+x) |