Algebra Vocabulary

A mathematical combination of numbers, variables, and operations.

Ex:  4x + 3

• Solution

• Term

• Expression

• Sentence

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2B

A letter that can be replaced by a number.

Ex:  4x

• Variable

• Constant

• Term

• Coefficient

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2B

A number multiplied by a variable or variables.

Ex:  4x

• Variable

• Constant

• Coefficient

• Term

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2B

Numbers or variables separated by + or - signs.

Ex:  5x² + x - 2

• Sentence

• Coefficient

• Term

• Constant

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2B

A term that does not have a variable.

Ex:  5x + 2y + 4

• Variable

• Coefficient

• Term

• Constant

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2B

Two algebraic expressions connected by =, ≠, <, >, ≤ , ≥, ≈

Ex:  2x = 7   or   5 ≤ x

• Sentence

• Solution

• Inequality

• Equation

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.5

A Sentence written with an equal sign.

Ex:  4x = 8

• Inequality

• Equality/Equation

• Solution

• Sentence

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.5

A sentence with one of the following signs:

  ≠, <, >, ≤ , ≥, ≈

Ex:  7x < 30  or x  ≠  6

• Inequality

• Equation/Equality

• Solution

• Sentence

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.8

Number that makes a sentence true, if 3x = 9, then x = 3

• Sentence

• Solution

• Equation/Equality

• Inequality

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.5

The number used as a factor.

Ex:  6³

• Exponent

• Constant

• Base

• Term

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2B