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In Algebra a ____ is either a single number or variable, or numbers and variables multiplied together.
term
The _________ of a number says how many times to use that number in a multiplication.
exponent
The _____ (or exponent) of a number says how many times to use the number in a multiplication.
power
Finding what to multiply to get an expression. (Called __________ in British English.)
factoring
The result of multiplying an integer (not a fraction) by itself.
square number
How much there is of something.
quantity
A number used to multiply a variable.
Example: 6z means 6 times z, and "z" is a variable, so 6 is a __________.
coeficient
The "____________" is 0, because adding 0 to a number does not change it:
*additive identity
The result of multiplying a whole number by itself twice.
cube number
A value, or values, we can put in place of a variable (such as x) that makes the equation true.
solution
The _______________ says that multiplying a number by a group of numbers added together is the same as doing each multiplication separately.
distributive law
The "output" value of a function.
dependent variable
The "_________________" is 1, because multiplying a number by 1 leaves it unchanged:
multiplicative identity
A symbol for a value we don't know yet. It is usually a letter like x or y.
variable
An "input" value of a function.
independent variable