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Algebra terms
10 cards·by aledel20
what is a variable?
a symbol for an unknown number
what is a constant?
a number on its own
what is a coefficient?
a number used to multiply a variable
what is an operator?
a symbol that shows an operation
what is a term?
a single number, variable, or both
what is an expression?
a group of terms, separated by an operator
what is an exponent?
a power that a number is raised to
what is a polynomial?
a group of terms, constants, variables, and exponents
what are like terms?
terms whose variables and exponents are the same
what is an equation?
a mathematical statement that contains an equal sign