Understanding Algebraic Terms and Expressions

the result of subtracting one number or quantity from another number or quantity

• sum

• product

• difference

• quotient

to reduce an expression to its most basic form, such as by combining like terms

• simplify

• complicate

• multiply

• divide

the result of adding two or more numbers or quantities

• sum

• difference

• product

• quotient

- a number, variable, or combination of numbers and variables in an expression
- separated by a + or - sign

• factor

• coefficient

• term

• constant

a term with a fixed quantity because it has no variable

• variable

• constant

• coefficient

• parameter

to find the value of an expression after substituting for any variable and performing all operations

• calculate

• evaluate

• simplify

• approximate

a superscript number that tells the power of a base number or variable

• coefficient

• factor

• exponent

• variable

a mathematical statement using an equal sign to show that two expressions are equal

• inequality

• equation

• expression

• function

to find the value of a variable in an equation

• calculate

• evaluate

• solve

• determine

two or more numbers or quantities being multiplied together

• factors

• multiplicands

• coefficients

• variables