GoMath Unit 4 Vocabulary

When a number is raised to a power, the number that is used as a factor.

• base
• exponent
• power
• constant

A value that does not change.

• base 
• power
• exponent
• constant

The number that indicates how many times the base is used as a factor.

• base
• constant
• power
• exponent

The number that is multiplied by the variable in an algebraic expression.

• term
• constant
• power
• coefficients

A number produced by raising a base to an exponent.

• base
• power
• term
• coefficients

The parts of an expression that are added or subtracted. 

• base
• power
• term
• coefficients

A rule for evaluating expressions.

• order of operations
• algebraic expression
• equivalent expressions
• evaluating 

An expression that contains at least one variable.

• order of operations
• algebraic expression
• equivalent expressions
• evaluating 

Numerical or algebraic sentences that have the same value for all values of the variables.

• order of operations
• algebraic expression
• equivalent expressions
• evaluating 

To find the value of a numerical or algebraic expression.

• order of operations
• algebraic expression
• equivalent expressions
• evaluating