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Module 4 Vocabulary
Module 4 Expressions & One-Step Equations
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| base | the number that is repeatedly multiplied by itself |
| exponent | a small number written up and to the right of the base that shows how many times to multiply the base by itself |
| exponential notation | writing a number multiplied by itself many times |
| power | a shorthand way to show repeated multiplication |
| cubed | a number raised to the thrid power |
| algebraic expression | an expression that includes unknown values written as variables |
| numerical expression | a combination of numbers, parentheses and operations signs which evaluates to a number |
| equivalent expression | evaluate to the same number for every possible value of the variable |
| variable | a symbol that represents a number |
| term | a number, variable, or product of numbers and variables in an expression |
| equation | a mathematical statement that two expressions are equal |
| boundary point | represented by an open circle to show numbers less or greater than the boundary number |
| boundary number | numbers greater that or equal to in an inequality |
| additve identity | and number added to 0 is itself |
| multiplicative inverse | a number multiplied by its reciprocal is always 1 |
| linear pair | two angles that sit next to each other and share a common vertex and side |
| independent variable | its value does not depend on the value of another variable |
| dependent variable | its value depends on the value of an independent variable |
| coefficient | the number that multiplies the variable |
| solution | a variable that makes a number sentence true |