Review - Vocabulary Words used in Algebra

In Algebra, it is a letter used to represent an unspecified number or value.

It is a mathematical expression that contains at least one variable.

• algebraic expression

• algebraic equation

It is a number, a variable, or a product or quotient of numbers and variables.

• term

• variable

• constant

It is the number/s multiplied with the variables OR the numbers in front of the variable.

It is a fixed value. It does not change. It is represented by a number and does not contain a variable.

It is a term that contains a variable.

• variable term

• constant term

• coefficient

• addition

It is a term that contains constant.

• variable term

• constant term

A fraction is in its ________________ if the top (numerator) and bottom (denominator have no common factors other than 1.

• simplest form

• fraction

• division

______________________ are expression that work the same even though they look different. It is expressions that simplify to an equal value.

• Equivalent Expression

• Equations

• Expressions

These are terms whose variables and their exponents are the same.