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Algebraic Terms
Here are vocabulary terms used in algebra that are important to learn.
Term: An algebraic term is either a number or a number multiplied by one or more variables.
52x2 - 9x + 36 = 7m + 82 Each green item is a separate term.Expression: An algebraic expression is made up of one or more algebraic terms. Expressions do not have equal signs.
52x2 - 9x + 36 = 7m + 82 Each blue item is a separate expression.Coefficient: A coefficient is the number part of a term with variables.
52x2 - 9x + 36 = 7m + 82 Each red item is a separate coefficient.Variable: In algebra, letters represent variables.
52x2 - 9x + 36 = 7m + 82 Each grey item is a separate variable.Constant: Terms with no variables are called constants. They are constants because their value is constant - it never changes.
52x2 - 9x + 36 = 7m + 82 Each purple item is a separate constant.Equation: An equation is a statement that two expressions are equal. An equation always has an equals sign ( = ).
52x2 - 9x + 36 = 7m + 82 3 + 5y = 8 Examples of equationsInequality: An inequality compares two expressions. Instead of using an equals sign ( = ) like in an equation, an inequality uses one of the following inequality signs:
> greater than
< less than
≥ greater than or equal to
≤ less than or equal to
h - 33 > 25t a ≤ 99 Examples of inequalities
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