Unit 1 Vocabulary 8th Grade Math

Front

What is the number in front of a variable called?

Back

Coefficient

Front

What do you call a term without a variable?

Back

Constant

Front

What is a single number, a single variable, or a product of a number and variable in an expression called?

Back

Term

Front

What property shows that two or more terms inside parentheses can be multiplied by a number outside the parentheses?

Back

Distributive Property

Front

What are operations that undo each other called?

Back

Inverse Operations

Front

What is the term for a mathematical expression that contains numbers, variables, and operations?

Back

Algebraic Expression

Front

What do you call a symbol that represents an unknown value in mathematics?

Back

Variable

Front

What is the property that states that changing the grouping of numbers does not change their sum or product?

Back

Associative Property

Front

What is the property that states that changing the order of numbers does not change their sum or product?

Back

Commutative Property

Front

What is the term for the result of multiplying a number by itself?

Back

Square