| A | B |
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| Polynomial | A monomial or a sum of monomials. |
| Monomial | A constant, a variable, or a product of a constant and one or more variables. |
| Binomial | A polynomial that is composed of two terms. |
| Trinomial | A polynomial that is composed of three terms. |
| Degree of a term | The number of variable factors in a term. |
| Coefficient | The number preceding a variable in an algebraic expression. |
| FOIL | A method of multiplying two binomials |
| Scientific notation | A number of the type N x 10^m , where m is an integer, 1 <= N < 10, and N is expressed in decimal notation. |
| Leading term | The of highest degree term in a polynomial. |
| Leading coefficient | The coefficient of the term of highest degree in a polynomial. |
| Descending order | Term arranged according to degree, from greatest to least. |
| Ascending order | Terms arranged according to degree, from least to greatest. |
| Like terms | Terms that have exactly the same variable factors. |
| Rate | A ratio that indicates how two quantities change with respect to each other. |
| Slope | The ratio of the rise to the run for any two points on a line. |
| Grade | The measure of a road's steepness. |
| Slope-intercept form | An equation of the type y=mx + b. |
| Parallel | Lines that extend indefinitely without intersecting. |
