Flashcards: Math Properties
About these flashcards
Created by:
titansforever on September 14, 2011
Subjects:
Description:
Math Vocabulary: Algebra & Operations
Log in to favorite or report as inappropriate.All 12 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 algebraic expression | A mathematical phrase that has at least one variable and one operation |
| variable | A quantity that can change or vary, often represented with a letter |
| communitive property of multiplication | The order in which numbers are multiplied does not change the product of the numbers |
| communitive property of addition | The order in which numbers are added does not change the sum of the numbers |
| associative property of addition | The way numbers are grouped does not affect the sum |
| Identity Property of addition | adding zero to a number does not change the number |
| associative property of multiplication | the way numbers are grouped does not affect the product |
| order of operations | a set of rules mathematicians use to determine the order in which operations are performed |
| identity property of multiplication | the product of a number and one is that number |
| evaluate | to find the value of an expression |
| distributive property | multiplying a sum (or difference) by a number gives it the sum (or difference) by the number and adding (or subtracting) the products |
| input/output table | a table of related values |