Vocabulary Terms

Co-efficient

• number in front of a variable
• A term without a variable
• A mathematical sentence that contains an equals sign.

Inequality

• A mathematical sentence that shows the relationship between quantities that are not equivalent
• A mathematical sentence that contains an equals sign.
• number in front of a variable

Reciprocal

• a fraction inverted (flipped upside down), such as a/b; b/a
• points on a number line; can be open (excludes) or closed (include);
• A term without a variable

Boundary Point

• points on a number line; can be open (excludes) or closed (include);
• a fraction inverted (flipped upside down), such as a/b; b/a
• A symbol used to represent a quantity that can change

Constant

• A term without a variable
• number in front of a variable
• A mathematical sentence that shows the relationship between quantities that are not equivalent

Variable

• A symbol used to represent a quantity that can change
• points on a number line; can be open (excludes) or closed (include);
• a fraction inverted (flipped upside down), such as a/b; b/a

Equation

• A mathematical sentence that contains an equals sign.
• A mathematical sentence that shows the relationship between quantities that are not equivalent
• points on a number line; can be open (excludes) or closed (include);