Vocabulary Definitions Module 9 and 10 Flashcards
factor
A number that is multiplied by another number to get a product.
prime factorization
A number written as the product of its prime factors.
integer
A member of the set of whole numbers and their opposites.
power
A number produced by raising a base to an exponent.
base
When a number is raised to a power, the number that is used as a factor is the base.
exponent
The number that indicates how many times the base is used as a factor.
order of operations
A rule for evaluating expressions: first perform the operations in parentheses, then compute powers and roots, then perform all multiplication and division from left to right, and then perform all addition and subtraction from left to right.
numerical expression
An expression that contains only numbers and operations.
equivalent expression
Equivalent expressions have the same value for all values of the variables.
algebraic expression
An expression that contains at least one variable.
Term (in an expression)
The parts of an expression that are added or subtracted.
like terms
Terms with the same variables raised to the same exponents.
constant
A value that does not change.
coefficient
The number that is multiplied by the variable in an algebraic expression.
variable
A symbol used to represent a quantity that can change.
