Unit 3 Vocab

Front

What is each part of an expression that is separated by a plus or minus sign?

Back

term

Front

What is a letter or a symbol that represents an unknown quantity?

Back

variable

Front

What is the least multiple, not including zero, common to both numbers?

Back

LCM

Front

What does it mean to use repeated multiplication to find the value of a power?

Back

evaluate

Front

What are terms that have the same variable part, such as y and 2y?

Back

like terms

Front

What is the mathematical term for the number in front of a variable in an expression?

Back

coefficient

Front

What is the result of multiplying a number by itself a certain number of times called?

Back

power

Front

What do you call the highest number that divides two or more numbers without leaving a remainder?

Back

GCF

Front

What is an expression that contains numbers, variables, and operations?

Back

algebraic expression

Front

What is the process of finding the value of an expression called?

Back

evaluate