Algebra Module 1 Vocabulary

variable

• A letter used to represent an unspecified number or value.

• A fixed value that does not change.

• A type of data structure in programming.

• A mathematical constant that is always the same.

evaluate

• Find the value.

• Determine the outcome.

• Assess the situation.

• Calculate the difference.

term

• An expression that is a number, a variable, or a product or quotient of numbers and variables.

• A mathematical operation that combines two or more numbers.

• A fixed value that does not change in an equation.

• A symbol used to represent an unknown value.

multiplicative inverses

• Two numbers with a product of 1.

• Two numbers that add up to 1.

• Two numbers that are both prime.

• Two numbers that are equal.

base

• The number being multiplied by itself.

• A mathematical operation that combines two numbers.

• The result of multiplying a number by itself.

• A term used to describe the highest power in an equation.

coefficient

• The numerical factor of a term.

• A variable in an equation.

• A constant value that does not change.

• The sum of all terms in an expression.

like terms

• Terms that have different variables.

• Terms with the same variables, with corresponding variables having the same exponent.

• Terms that are always positive.

• Terms that can be added together without changing their values.

exponent

• Indicates the number of times a number is multiplied by itself.

• A mathematical operation that combines two numbers.

• A term used to describe the base of a logarithm.

• A symbol that represents a variable in an equation.

numerical expression

• A mathematical phrase that contains only numbers and mathematical operations.

• A statement that compares two quantities using an inequality.

• A sequence of numbers arranged in a specific order.

• A graphical representation of data points.

multiplicative identity

• The product of a number and 1 is equal to the number.

• The product of a number and 0 is equal to the number.

• The sum of a number and 1 is equal to the number.

• The difference between a number and 1 is equal to the number.