The 15 words for math :D Flashcards
Absolute Value
The distance between a number and 0 on a number line.
Coefficient
numerical factor of a term that contains a variable
Constant
A term without a variable
Distributive Property
multiply each term of a sum or difference by the number outside of parentheses
Equation
A mathematical sentence that uses an equal sign to show that two expressions are equal.
Expression
This can contain numbers, operations, and one or more variables.
Exponent
The exponent of a power indicates the number of times the base is used as a factor
Factoring
Writing a numerical expression or algebraic expression as a product of factors
Integers
The set of whole numbers and their opposites
Inverse operations
Operations that “undo” each other
Monomial
An expression that only contains one term
Polynomial
An expression that contains multiple terms
Term
A part of an algebraic expression; or variable by itself, or the product of numbers and variables
Variable
A symbol that represents one or more numbers
Solution
A value that makes an equation true