Algebraic Vocabulary

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What is a number multiplied by a variable?

Back

Coefficient

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What is a variable?

Back

A letter that represents a number.

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What are like terms?

Back

Terms with exactly the same variable.

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What is the definition of a coefficient?

Back

The number in front of a variable.

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What is the constant in the expression 9 + 3w?

Back

9

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What is an algebraic expression?

Back

A combination of numbers, variables, and operations without an equals sign.

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What does it mean to simplify an expression?

Back

To combine like terms and reduce the expression to its simplest form.

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What is a term in algebra?

Back

A single number, variable, or the product of numbers and variables.

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What is the difference between an equation and an expression?

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An equation has an equals sign, while an expression does not.

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What is a constant in algebra?

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A fixed value that does not change.