Grade 8 Mathematics Vocabulary

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A singular line created on a scatter plot to best estimate the relationship between the two sets of data. What is this line called?

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Line of Best Fit

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What is a mathematical sentence or statement relating to two equal quantities, always containing an equal sign?

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Equation

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What do you call a mathematical expression that contains one or more variables?

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Algebraic Expression

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What is the term for the number in front of a variable that is being multiplied by the variable?

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Coefficient

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What is the term for a number's distance away from 0 on a number line?

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Absolute Value

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What is the term for a mathematical statement that shows the relationship between two quantities that are not equal?

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Inequality

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What do you call a mathematical expression that consists only of numbers and operations?

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Numerical Expression

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What is the term for the process of finding the value of a variable that makes an equation true?

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Solving an Equation

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What is the term for a number that does not change and is not multiplied by a variable?

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Constant

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What do you call terms in an expression that have the same variable raised to the same power?

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