ALGEBRA VOCABULARY

A LETTER THAT CAN BE REPLACED BY A NUMBER
i.e. 4x (x is the _____)

• exponent
• base
• inequality
• variable

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

A NUMBER MULTIPLIED BY A VARIABLE OR VARIABLES
4x (4 is the _____)

• coefficient
• term
• constant
• numerical expression)

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

NUMBERS OR VARIABLES SEPARATED BY + OR - SIGNS
i.e. 5x^2 + x-2 +

• sentence
• equation
• term
• base

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.A.3

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

A TERM THAT DOES NOT HAVE A VARIABLE
i.e. 5x + 2y + 4 ( 4 is the _____)

• exponent
• constant
• variable
• term

2 OR MORE TERMS USING ONLY CONSTANTS (NUMBERS)
2^3 + 6-5 =

• numerical expression
• sentence
• inequality
• algebraic expression

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CCSS.6.EE.A.1

2 OR MORE TERMS THAT INCLUDE ONE OR MORE VARIABLES
i.e. 2x + 5^2 -7 =

• inequality
• numerical expression
• algebraic expression
• sentence

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

A SENTENCE WITH AN EQUAL SIGN
i.e. 4x = 8

• exponent
• equation
• term
• variable

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CCSS.6.EE.A.4

CCSS.6.EE.B.5

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

A SENTENCE WITH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING SIGNS:
=,≠,  >,  <,   ≤,  ≥,  
i.e. 7x < 30 or x ≠ 6

• inequality
• algebraic expression
• numerical expression
• sentence

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CCSS.6.EE.B.5

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.B.8

TWO ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS CONNECTED BY =,≠,  >,  <,   ≤,  ≥,  or ≊
i.e. 2x = 7 or 5 ≤ x

• exponent
• sentence
• constant
• term

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.A.4

CCSS.6.EE.B.5

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.B.8

the number used as a factor
6^3

• inequality
• variable
• base
• exponent

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CCSS.6.EE.A.1