Lesson 5 Vocab Flashcards

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Base (of a power)

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In a power, the number that is used as a repeated factor.

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Exponent

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In a power, the number that shows how many times the base is used as a factor.

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Power

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An expression with a base and an exponent.

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8 squared

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Power of 10

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A number that can be written as a product of 10s.

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Example of Powers of 10

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100 and 1,000 are powers of 10 because 100 = 10 × 10 and 1,000 = 10 × 10 × 10.

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Variable

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A letter that represents an unknown number. In some cases, a variable may represent more than one number.