Algebra Vocabulary

The distance of a number from zero.

A

An algebraic expression of the sum or the difference of two terms.

B

A constant by which an algebraic term is multiplied.

C

In an arithmetic sequence, the amount that can be added to each number to get the next one.

C

For any two numbers a and b, a+b=b+a.

C

A value that does not change.

C

A variable whose value depends on the value of one or more other variables.

D

Of fractions, having the same numerical value. Of equations or inequalities, having the same solution set.

E

Solve.

E

The number of times a number is multiplied by itself in an expression such as 3³.

E

A combination of variables and numbers using arithmetic.

E

A fraction in which the numerator is larger than the denominator.

I

A variable that does not depend on any other variable for its value.

I

A mathematical sentence that uses one of the symbols <, >, ≤, or ≥.

I

A whole number or the negative of a whole number.

I

A number that cannot be written as a fraction ^m⁄_n where m and n are integers.

I

The average of a collection of data values.

M

The middle number in an ordered list of data values. If there are an even number of values, the value is halfway between the two middle numbers in the list.

M

The most common value or values in a collection of values.

M

A number that can be written as a fraction ^m⁄_n where m and n are integers.

R

To represent a mathematical expression in the least complicated form possible.

S

In an equation or inequality, a number that can be substituted for the variable to make that equation or inequality true. If the equation or inequality has more than one variable, a list of numbers that when substituted for the list of variables makes the equation or inequality true.

S

The values on which mathematical operations occur in an algebraic expression.

T

A symbol that represents an unknown value.

V

One of the numbers 0, 1, 2, 3, ... .

W