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6CC U5 VOCAB
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| expressions that have the same value | equivalent expressions |
| expressions that contain the same variables to the same power | like terms |
| the number in front of a variable; what the variable is multiplied by | coefficient |
| a property indicating a special way in which multiplication is applied to addition of two or more numbers in which each term inside a set of parentheses can be multiplied by a factor outside the parentheses, such as a(b + c) = ab + ac | distributive property |
| A mathematical phrase that contains operations, numbers, and/or variables. | expression |
| The largest factor that two or more numbers have in common. | greatest common factor (GCF) |
| a number, variable, or product of numbers, variables, and/or expressions. A term may include an exponent. | term |
| A mathematical phrase involving at least one variable and sometimes numbers and operation symbols. The rules of algebra | algebraic |
| the number or quantity that a variable or expression represents. | value |
| a value of the variable that makes the equation true | solution of an equation |
| A symbol used to represent a quantity that can change | variable |
| to replace one thing or person for another | substitute |
| A mathematical sentence that contains an equals sign. | equation |
| operations that undo each other. For example, addition and subtraction are inverse operations and multiplication and division are inverse operations. | inverse operations |
| for any nonzero number a, the the reciprocal is 1/a. The reciprocal of any fraction a/b is b/a. Zero does not have a reciprocal. The reciprocal is also called the multiplicative inverse of that number. | reciprocal |
| to prove, show, find out, or state that something is true or correct. | verify |
| a variable (often denoted by y ) whose value depends on that of another. | dependent variable |
| a variable (often denoted by x ) whose variation does not depend on that of another. The independent variable determines the value of dependent variable. | independent variable |
| a horizontal or vertical number line that determines a coordinate plane. The plural form is axes. | axis |
| A pair of numbers that can be used to locate a point on a coordinate plane | ordered pair |
| a measure, quantity, or frequency, typically one measured against some other quantity or measure. | rate |