Expressions Vocabulary

The process of replacing a variable with a number in an expression

• Substitution

• Elimination

• Integration

• Multiplication

A number signifying the result of a calculation or solution: can also refer to a variable or constant

• Value

• Quantity

• Factor

• Sum

A symbol or symbols used in algebra, containing one or more numbers, variables, and arithmetic operations

• Algebraic Expression

• Algebraic Equation

• Algebraic Function

• Algebraic Identity

Two numbers, expressions, or quantities that represent the same value, even if they look different

• Equivalent

• Identical

• Similar

• Comparable

A mathematical phrase that can contain numbers, variables, and operators but does not have an equality sign

• Equation

• Expression

• Inequality

• Function

A single number, variable, or a product of numbers and variables within an expression, separated by addition or subtraction signs

• Factor

• Coefficient

• Term

• Expression

The process of simplifying an expression by combining like terms

• Combining Like Terms

• Distributing Terms

• Factoring Expressions

• Evaluating Expressions

A letter that represents a number in an algebraic expression

• Constant

• Coefficient

• Variable

• Expression

An equation that shows the equality of two expressions

• Expression

• Inequality

• Equation

• Function

The value that does not change in an expression or equation

• Variable

• Constant

• Coefficient

• Expression