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7th Grade Math Vocab Chapter 1

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factorstwo or more numbers that are multiplied together to form a product
exponentin a power, the number that tells how many times the base is used as a factor
basein a power, the number used as a factor
powersnumbers expressed using exponents
squareda number multiplied by itself
cubedthe product in which a number is a factor three times
evaluateto find the value of an expression
standard formnumbers written without exponenets
exponential formnumbers written with exponents
numerical expressionsa combination of numbers and operations
order of operationsthe rules to follow when more than one operation is used in a numerical expression
variablea placeholder, usually a letter used to represent an unspecified value in mathematical expressions or sentences
algebraic expressiona combination of variables, numbers, and atleast one operation
terma number, a variable, or a product or quotient of numbers and variables
coefficientthe numerical factor of a term that contains a variable
constanta term that does not contain a variable
equationa mathematical sentence that contains an equals sign
solutiona value for the variable that makes an equation true
sequencea lot of numbers in a certain order such as 2, 4, 6, 8
arithmetic sequencea sequence in which each term is found by adding the same number to the previous term
geometric sequencea sequence in which each term can be found by multiplying the previous term by the same number
meterthe abse unit of length in the metric system
kilogramthe base unit of mass in the metric system equivalent to 1000 grams
literthe base unit of capacity in the metric system
scientific notationa number written as a product of a number that is at least one but less than ten, and a power of ten
associative property of additiona + (b + c) = (a+b)+c
commutative property of multiplication5 x 6 = 6 x 5
distributive property5(6+4) = 5x6 + 5x4
identitiy property6 x 1 =6


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