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| algebraic equation | a mathematical sentence in which two expressions are connected by an equality symbol |
| algebraic expression | an expression containing numbers and variables and operations that involve numbers and variables |
| algebraic rule | a mathematical expression that contains variables and decribes a pattern or relationship |
| break | a zigzag on the line of the x- or y-axis in a line or bar graph indicated that the data being displayed do not include all of the values that exist on the number line used |
| counting principle | if a first event has n outcomes and a second event has m outcomes, then the first event followed by the second event has n times m outcomes |
| equation | a mathematical sentences that equates one expression to another expression |
| evaluate an algebraic expression | substitute numbers for the variables and follow the operation symbols to find the numarical value of the expression |
| expression | a collection of numbers, symbols, and/or operation signs that stands for a number |
| function | a realation in which each value of x is paired with a unique value of y |
| function table | a table of x- and y-valuesthat represents the function, pattern, relationship, or sequence between the two variables |
| inequality | a sentence that states one expression os greater than or equal to, less than, less than or equal to, or another expression |
| linear equation | an algebraic equation in which the variable quantity or quantities are in the first power only and the graph is a straight line |
| pattern | aredictable or perscibed sequenced of numbers, objects ect: Patterns and relationships may be described or present using manipulatives, tables, graphics, or algebraic rules |
| Relationship | see pattern |
| Rise | the change in y going from one point of x to another |
| Run | the change in x going from one point of y to another |
| Sequence | an ordered list with either a constant difference (arithmetic) or a constant ratio (geometric) |
| Slope | the constant, m, in the linear equation for the slope-intercept |
| Squiggle | see break |
| Symbolic expression | a symbol or set of symbols expressing a mathmatical quantity or operation |
| Variable | any symbol that could represent a number |
| X-intercept | the value of x on a graph when y is (0) |
| Y-intercept | the value of y on a graph when x is (0) |
