Algebra 1 Vocabulary - SOL A.1ab

A math problem with numbers, operations, and one or more symbols and no equal signs or no inequality symbols

• Expression

• Equation

• Coefficient

• Variable

A mathematical sentence that uses an equal sign, =, to show that two expressions are equal

• expression

• equation

• coefficient

• variable

• term

The numerical factor of a term that contains a variable

• Expression

• Equation

• Variable

• Coefficient

A symbol that represents one or more numbers

• Expression

• Equation

• Coefficient

• Variable

The parts of an algebraic expression

• term

• translate

• evaluate

• order of operations

Interpret a math expression into words OR interpret a word problem into a math expression

• term

• translate

• evaluate

• order of operations

Use the order of operations to find the value of a numerical expression

• term

• translate

• evaluate

• order of operations

The order in which to perform operations when evaluating expressions with more than one operation

• term

• translate

• evaluate

• order of operations

The distance between a number and 0 on a number line; The absolute value of a number a is written as ∣ a ∣

• absolute value

• integers

• consecutive integers

• simplest form

The set of whole numbers and their opposites

• absolute value

• integers

• consecutive integers

• simplest form