Math Vocabulary - 7th Grade - 20 Terms

Front

What is the term for a number that, when added to another number, results in zero?

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Additive Inverse

Front

What property states that multiplying a sum by a number is the same as multiplying each addend by the number and then adding the products?

Back

Distributive property

Front

What is a mathematical statement that shows two ratios are equal?

Back

Proportion

Front

In a proportional relationship, what term describes the ratio between two quantities that remains the same?

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Constant of Proportionality

Front

What is a symbol that represents an unknown number in a mathematical expression?

Back

Variable

Front

What term describes the size of the relationship between a model and the real object it represents?

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Scale

Front

What is a value that does not change in a mathematical expression or equation?

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Constant

Front

What term describes a number that multiplies a variable in an algebraic expression?

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Coefficient

Front

What mathematical statement shows that one quantity is greater than, less than, or not equal to another?

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Inequality

Front

What is a mathematical statement that shows that two expressions are equal?

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Equation