EE 5-9 Terminology

To follow the order of operations (PEMDAS)

• equation

• evaluate

• solution to the equation

• simplify

operations that undo each other

• inequality

• equivalent expressions

• inverse operations

• algebraic expressions

a mathematical sentence that uses <,>, = to compare two quantities

• algebraic expression

• equation

• equivalent expressions

• inequality

terms that have identical variable parts

• like terms

• constant

• coefficient

• exponent

combining like terms of an expression

• like terms

• equivalent expressions

• simplify

• term

a letter that represents an unknown value

• variable

• coefficient

• constant

• term

a number, a variable, or the product of a number and one or more variables

• coefficient

• constant

• like term

• term

a term that only contains a number

• coefficient

• constant

• like term

• term

expressions that always have the same value

• algebraic expressions

• like terms

• equivalent expressions

• inequality

the number part of a term that contains a variable

• coefficient

• constant

• like term

• term