Unit 4 NUMERICAL EXPRESSIONS VOCAB

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Exponent

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repeated multiplication

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Base:

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the number you will be repeatedly multiplying

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Factor

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the numbers being multiplied to get the product

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Numerical Expression

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an expression with numbers and operations, NO EQUAL SIGN, no variables!

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Constant: numbers in an expression that do not change (e.g., in 4b + 7, 7 is the constant).

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7

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Coefficient

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a number beside a variable (7b)

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Variable

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a letter that stands for a number

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Term

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each part of an expression separated by an operation sign (+, -, x, and divide)

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Equivalent

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equal to

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Order of Operations

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A method to solve expressions using PEMDAS for the correct order.