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mrs.campbell mathematics
vocabulary chapter 1
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Mathematics
7th Grade
12/16/2008

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factor
Definition
two or more numbers that are mutiplied together to form a product
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exponent
Definition
tells how many times the base is used as a factor
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base
Definition
the common factor
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powers
Definition
numbers expressed using exponents
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squared
Definition
the symbol that shows a number to the second power
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cubed
Definition
the symbol that shows a number to the third power
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evaluate
Definition
find the value of
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standard form
Definition
numbers written without exponents
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exponential form
Definition
numbers written with exponents
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numerical expressions
Definition
a combination of numbers and operations
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order of operations
Definition
the rules to follow when more than one operation is used in a numerical expression
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variable
Definition
a place holder
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algebraic expression
Definition
an expression that uses variables
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algebra
Definition
mathematics that envolves expressions using variables
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term
Definition
an expression divided by a minus or adding or divide or multiply.....
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coefficient
Definition
a term that contains a vaiable
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constant
Definition
a term that does not contain a variable
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equation
Definition
a sentence in mathematics that contains equals sign
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solution
Definition
the number that makes the sentence true
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solving an equation
Definition
the process of finding a solution
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defining the variable
Definition
choosing a variable to represent one of the unknowns
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equivalent expressions
Definition
expressions that have the same value
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distributive property
Definition
combines addition and multiplication by distributing the values
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