6th Grade 3rd 9 Weeks Vocabulary Study Set

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exponent

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a number that says how many times to use that number in a multiplication

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TEKS.MATH.6.7A

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equivalent

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Having the same value

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TEKS.ELA.E1.1C

TEKS.ELA.E1.5F

TEKS.ELA.E2.5F

TEKS.ELA.E3.5F

TEKS.ELA.E4.5F

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distributive property

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multiplying a number by a group of numbers within the parentheses is the same as doing each multiplication separately

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TEKS.MATH.6.7D

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equation

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An equation says that two things are equal.

It will have an equals sign "="

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TEKS.MATH.7.11A

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expression

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Numbers, symbols and operators (such as + and ×) grouped together that show the value of something

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order of operations

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The rules that say which calculation comes first in an expression.

They are:
• do everything inside parentheses first: ()
• then do exponents, like x², x³ etc
• then do multiplies and divides from left to right
• then do adds and subtracts from left to right

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TEKS.MATH.7.3B

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prime factorization

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Finding which prime numbers multiply together to make the original number.

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TEKS.MATH.5.4A

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independent quantity

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data from research and experimentation, often refer to the x-axis (the independent axis) as "the cause"

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TEKS.MATH.6.6B

TEKS.MATH.6.6C

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dependent quantity

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data from research and experimentation, often refer to the y-axis (the dependent axis) as "the effect"

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axis

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the "x" and "y" lines that cross at right angles to make a graph