Math Vocabulary
Math Vocabulary
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- evaluate
- to substitute a given number for each variable, and then simplify.
- open sentence
- an equation that contains one or more variables.
- base
- a number that is multiplied repeatedly.
- whole numbers
- the nonnegative integers. 0, 1, 2, 3, ...
- rational numbers
- real numbers that can be written as ratios of two integers.
- additive inverse
- the opposite of a number.
- power
- the base and the exponent form of an expression of the form (a to the power of n)
- exponent
- a number that shows repeated multiplication.
- sum of additive inverses
- zero.
- variable
- a symbol, usually a letter, that represents one or more numbers.
- algebraic expression
- a mathematical phrase that can include numbers, variables, and operation symbols.
- integers
- whole numbers and their opposites. ... -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, ...
- equation
- a mathematical sentence that uses an equals sign.
- simplify
- to replace an expression with its simplest name or form.
- irrational numbers
- Numbers that cannot be written as ratios of two integers.
- natural numbers
- the counting numbers. 1, 2, 3, ...