Questions and Answers
What is a variable?
What is a constant?
A fixed number
What is an algebraic expression?
A mathematical expression containing numbers, variables, and operational signs
What is a formula?
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What is a term?
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What are like terms?
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What is a numerical coefficient?
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What is an equation?
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What is an inverse operation?
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Study Notes
Variables and Algebraic Expressions
- A variable is a symbol that represents elements from a specific set of numbers, known as its domain.
- A constant refers to a specific, unchanging numerical value within mathematical expressions.
- An algebraic expression combines numbers, variables, and operational symbols to formulate mathematical statements.
- A formula is an equation delineating the connection between different quantities or variables.
- A term can be a constant, a variable raised to a power, or a product/quotient of constants and variables.
- Like terms are terms that share the same variable(s) and corresponding variables have identical exponents.
- The numerical coefficient (or simply coefficient) is the constant that multiplies associated variables within a term.
- An equation is a mathematical declaration asserting that two expressions are equal to one another.
- An inverse operation is an action that counteracts or reverses the effect of a previous mathematical operation.
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