Understanding Expression Vocabulary

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combination of numbers, variables, and operations

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Expression

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single number, variable, or product of numbers and variables

separated with a "+ or - sign"

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Term

Front

number multiplying a variable in a term

3x

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Coefficient

Front

term without a variable

3x + 7 + 5y

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Constant

Front

letter representing an unknown value

2x + 3y + 5

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Variable

2x + 3y + 5

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7 is a:

term

constant (constantly alone)

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10a + 6b + 4

The only LIKE TERMS were 3a and 7a

because they both have a variable "a"