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Kade Math Chapter 1

Math Vocabulary

absolute value the distance a number is from zero on a number line
additive inverse the opposite of a number; the other number that is the same distance from zero on the number line
algebraic expression a mathematical phrase involving at least one variable and sometimes numbers and operation symbols.
coefficient the numberical factor of a term that contains a variable
conjecture an educated guess believed to be true
constant a term without a variable; a plain number
counterexample an example that proves a statement false
equation a mathematical sentence that contains an equal sign
evaluate to find the value of [a numberical or algebraic expression]
integer a positive or negative number, including zero, that does not contain a fraction or decimal
inverse operations operations that undo each other (such as addition and subtraction)
opposites two numbers that are equal distance from zero on a number line but are on opposite sides of zero so that they have different signs
subsitute to replace a variable with a number or another equal expression
variable a letter or symbol used to represent an unknown number
property a rule that is true for any numbers
mastery great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity
order of operations the order in which operations in an expression to be evaluated are carried out. 1. parentheses or other grouping symbols 2. exponents 3. multiplication and division 4. addition and subtraction
term a number, a variable, or the product of numbers and variables
like terms terms that have the same variable and the same exponent
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