ALGEBRA unit 1 vocabulary buliding blocks of algebra

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Variable

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A symbol used to represent a number in expressions or equations.

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Terms

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The parts of an expression that are added or subtracted.

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Degree

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The highest exponent of the variable in a polynomial.

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Constant

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A fixed value that does not change.

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Coefficient

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A number multiplied by a variable in an algebraic term.

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Polynomial

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An expression consisting of variables and coefficients, involving terms with non-negative integer exponents.

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Like terms

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Terms that have the same variables raised to the same power.

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Leading coefficient

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The coefficient of the term with the highest degree in a polynomial.

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Simplified(simplest form)

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An expression that has been reduced to its simplest terms. AKA all like terms are combine.

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Standard form

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A way of writing a polynomial. Ordered from the highest exponent to the lowest exponent.