| A | B |
| binomial | two terms that can't be simplified |
| constant | a number value that never changes, a term that contains no variable |
| degree of monomial | a number, variable, or their product |
| degree of polynomial | a monomial or the sum or difference of two or more monomials |
| FOIL method | process of double distributing |
| power | the value of a number represented by a base and an exponent |
| combine | putting together like terms |
| scientific notation | number made smaller by having exponents |
| base | a number used as a repeated factor |
| variable | a letter or symbol that stands for one or more numbers |
| exponent | used to write repeated factors |
| ascending | to go from lowest to highest |
| descending | to go from highest to lowest |
| trinomial | a polynomial with three unlike terms |
| coefficient | a numerical part of a term containing a variable |