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vocabchapter1 math
vocabulary chapter 1
| word | definition |
|---|---|
| variable | a letter used to represent one or more numbers |
| numerical expression | an expression which contains numbers and operations |
| power | the result of a repeated multiplication of the same factor |
| exponent | a number that indicates how many times a number or expression is to be multiplied by itself |
| integer | The set of whole numbers and their opposites {. . .-2, -1, 0, 1, 2. . .} |
| opposite numbers | numbers which are the same distance from 0 on the number line,but have different signs |
| absolute value | is its distance from zero on a number line |
| variable expression | is constants a of numbers, operations, and variables |
| base | the number that is used as a factor in a repeated multiplication |
| order of operations | "Please excuse my dear Aunt Sally" (or PEMDAS: parentheses, exponents, multiplication, division, addition, subtraction) |
| coordinate plain | a horizontal number line and a vertical number line intersect at their zero points. |
| evaluate | to solve a problem |