| A | B |
| exponential form | a number in this form when it is written with a base and an exponent |
| power | a number produced by raising a base to an exponent |
| base | the number being used as a factor in a power |
| exponent | the number that indicates how many times the base is used as a factor |
| square (in numeration) | a raised number to the 2nd power |
| cube | a raised number to the 3rd power |
| nth power | a term used like a variable that can have any number substituted as the exponent |
| square number | a number that is the product of a whole number and itself |
| evaluate | to find the value of a numerical or algebraic expression |
| numerical expression | an expression that contains only numbers and operations |
| algebraic expression | an expression with at least on variable |
| variable | a symbol used to represent a quantity that can change |
| order of operations | a rule for evaluating expressions |
| substitute | to replace a variable with a number in an algebraic expression |
| solution | a value(s) that make an equation true |
| equation | a mathematical sentence that shows two expression are equivalent |
| constant | a value that does not change |
| inverse operations | operations that undo each other |