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mod 5 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| coefficient | The numerical factor of a term that contains a variable. |
| constant | A term that does not contain a variable. |
| factor | To write a number as a product of its factors. |
| factored form | An expression expressed as the product of its factors. |
| greatest common factor | The greatest monomial that is a factor of both monomials. The greatest common factor also includes any variables that the monomials have in common. |
| like terms | Terms that contain the same variable(s) raised to the same power. Example: 5x and 6x are like terms. |
| linear expression | An algebraic expression in which the variable is raised to the first power, and variable are neither multiplied nor divided |
| monomial | A number, variable, or product of a number and one or more variables. |
| simplest form | An expression is in simplest form when it is replaced by an equivalent expression having no like term or parenthess. |
| term | A number, variable, or a product or quotient of number and variables. |