Algebra Vocabulary Words

A letter that is used for an unknown quantity.

• Variable

• Term

• Exponent

• Coefficient

A single number or variable

OR numbers and variable multiplied together.

• variable

• term

• exponent

• constant

to multiply each term inside the parentheses by the number or variable on the outside

• Constant

• Exponent

• Like Terms

• Distribute

terms that have the same variable raised to the same exponent

• Term

• Distribute

• Like Terms

• Algebraic Expression

When an expression has no like terms and no parentheses

• Distribute

• Simplest Form

• Algebraic Expression

• Exponent

The number of times a number is multiplied by itself

• Exponent

• Term

• Variable

• Constant

The number being multiplied by the variable

• Variable

• Constant

• Exponent

• Coefficient

An amount that doesn't change (a number on its own)

• Term

• Variable

• Constant

• Coefficient

A math phrase that can contain numbers, variables, and operations but has no equal sign.

• Algebraic Expression

• Coeffiecient

• Distribute

• Variable

Which one is a variable? 5 or x? Draw it out below.