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| variable | symbols used to represent unspecified numbers or values |
| algebraic expression | an expression consisting of one or more numbers and variables along with arithmetic operations |
| factors | in an algebraic expression, the quantities being multiplied |
| product | in an algebraic expression, the result of quantities being multiplied |
| power | an expression of the form X to nth |
| base | in expression X to the nth power, X is the ____ |
| exponent | In the expression X to the nth power, n is the ______ |
| evaluate | to find the value of an expression |
| open sentence | a mathematical statement with one or more variables |
| solving an open sentence | finding a replacement value for the variable that results in a true sentence |
| solution | a replacement value for the variable in an open sentence |
| equation | a mathematical sentence that contains an equal sign |
| replacement set | a set of numbers from which replacements for a variable may be chosen |
| set | a collection of objects or numbers, often shown using braces{} and usually named buy a capital letter |
| element | each object or number in a set |
| solution set | the set of elements from the replacement set that make an open sentence true |
| inequality | an open sentence that contains the symbol <, ≤ , >, ≥ |
