algebra vocabulary
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tigianglnk on March 23, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Term | the number or an expressions that are added in a sum |
| Base | the number or expression that is used as a factor in a repeated multiplication |
| Sum | to determined the variable in an equation |
| Variable | a letter that represents one or more numbers |
| Coefficient | the numerical part of a variable term |
| Factor | when two numbers are multiplied. |
| Expression | a mathematical sentence |
| Quotient | an answer to a division problem |
| Difference | an answer to a subtraction problem |
| Power | made up of an exponent or a base |
| Exponent | a number or a variable that represents the number of times a base is used as a factor in a repeated multiplication |
| Equation | a statement that two expressions are equal |
| Product | an answer to a multiplication problem |
| Constant | a term that is a number |
| Integer | consisted of negative and positive whole number, including 0 |
| Absolute Value | the distance between the number and 0 on a number line |
| Opposites | two numbers that have the same absolute value but have different signs |
| Coordinate Plane | formed by a horizontal number line called the x-axis and a vertical number line called the y-axis |
| Origin | the point (0,0) where the x-axis and the y-axis intersect in a coordinate plane |
| Ordered Pair | a pair of numbers that can be used to locate a point in a coordinate plane. The first number is the x-coordinate, and the second number is the y-coordinate |
| X-axis, Y-axis | the horizontal number line in a coordinate plane and the vertical number line in a coordinate plane |
| Quadrants | four regions into which a coordinate plane is divided by the x-axis and the y-axis |
| Scatter Plot | the graph of a collection of ordered pairs (x,y) |
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