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Math vocab. words and definition

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Term
Definition
Exponent   A quantity representing the power to which a given number or expression is to be raised.  
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Evaluate   To calculate the value of.  
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Order of Operations   A order to group, do exponents, multiply and divide, and add or subtract.  
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Algebraic Expression   Mathematical phrase that can contain ordinary numbers, variables (x or y) and operators (add, subtract, multiply, and divide).  
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Variable   Able to assume different numbers value.  
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Term   Part of expression or series separated by add or subtract signs, or the parts of a sequence separated by commas.  
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Factor   Another term for factorize.  
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Product   A quantity obtained by multiplying quantities together, or from and analogous algebraic operation.  
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Power   The number of times a certain number is to be multiplied by itself.  
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Equivalent Expression   Expressions that are the same, even though they may look different.  
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Additive Identity   Element that leaves another element unchanged as zero.  
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Multiplicative Identity   Multiply 1 to any number and it stays the same.  
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Multiplicative Property Of Zero   Adding the opposite (additive inverse) of a number to the number will give you a sum of zero.  
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Multiplicative Inverse (reciprocal)   A pair of numbers when multiply together equals 1.  
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Commutative Property   Property associated with binary operations and functions.  
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Associative Property   A string of numbers added together, you can group them anyway and still get the same answer.  
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Distributive Property   Multiplication distributes over addition.  
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Substitution Property   If "a=b" then "a" can be substituted for "b" in any equation.  
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Like Terms   Terms that have the same variables and powers.  
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Simplest Form   Write the expression as short as possible.  
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Coefficient   A number or constant quantity placed before and multiplying the variable.  
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Coordinate Plane   A plane with the Y-axis and X-axis.  
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X-axis   Going horizontal on the plane.  
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Y-axis   Going vertical on the plane.  
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Origin   The point or place where something begins.  
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Ordered Pair   A pair of elements.  
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X-coordinate   Making steps to the left or right.  
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Y-coordinate   Making steps up or down.  
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Line Graph   Type of chart which displays information.  
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Bar Graph   Bars instead of lines.  
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Circle Graph   Another term for pie chart.  
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Historgram   Diagram with rectangles.  
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Scatter Plot   Graph represented by plotted points.  
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Box-and-Whisker Plot   Data divide into halves.  
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Quartile   Each four groups can be divided according to the variable.  
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Median   Put your numbers in order from least to greatest then take the middle number.  
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Mean   Add all the numbers together then divide by the total numbers you got.  
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Stem and Leaf plot   Method for showing the frequency with which certain classes value occurs.  
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Frequency Table   Summarizing data.  
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Sequence   Order in which events happen.  
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Arithmetic Sequence   Difference between 2 consecutive terms constants.  
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Common Difference   Between consecutive and arithmetic.  
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Ellipsis   Writing of a word.  
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