Math Vocabulary
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- solution
- any value of the variable that makes an equation or inequality a true sentence
- associative property
- allows to group and regroup numbers in a multiplication or addition problem
- inequality
- a math statement using < or >
- difference
- answer to a subtraction problem
- commutative property
- allows you to switch the order of numbers in a multiplication or addition problem
- operation
- the way you do a math problem
- cube
- a number to the third power
- distributive property
- allows that you can simplify from either form and get the correct answer
- isolate
- to get a number by itself
- factors
- any two or more numbers multiplied to form a product
- exponent
- the small number that tells how many times you use the base
- evaluate
- to replace a variable with a number and solve
- dividend
- number inside the box in a division problem
- product
- answer to a multiplication problem
- divisor
- the number outside the box in a division problem
- sum
- answer to an addition problem
- substitute
- replace a variable with a number
- square
- a number multiplied by itself
- equation
- a math problem using an equal sign
- integer
- a whole number and its opposite
- base
- the factor that is used when doing an exponent problem
- simplify
- to do all possible calculation
- quotient
- answer to a division problem
- order of operations
- pemdas
- variable
- a replacement letter for a number not known