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Expression

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Numbers, symbols, and operators grouped together where constants and variable terms have no exponent higher than one. Example: 2a + (–3b) + c.

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Term

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A constant, variable, or a number and variable, multiplied in an expression and separated by + or ─. Example: In q + 6r, q is a term.

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Like Terms

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Terms that have the same variable, power, or constant. Examples: 4x + 5 + 2x – 3 and 5y^2 – 6b + 3y^2.

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Constant

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A number on its own in an expression or equation. Example: In 2s + 5, 5 is the constant.

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Coefficient

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A number used to multiply a variable; the amount of that variable present; variables with no number have a coefficient of 1 (because there is only one of that variable).

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Simplify

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To combine all like terms.