a
A value, or values, we can put in place of a variable (such as x) that makes the equation true.
solution
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 ________.
coefficient
An "input" value of a function.
independent variable
The power (or exponent) of a number says how many times to use the number in a multiplication.
power
It is written as a small number to the right and above the base number.
exponent
The "output" value of a function.
dependent variable
The __________________ _________ is 1, because multiplying a number by 1 leaves it unchanged
multiplicative identity
A flat shape with 4 straight sides where:
• all sides have equal length, and
• every interior angle is a right angle (90°)
square
Finding what to multiply to get an expression. (Called Factorizing in British English.)
factoring
In Algebra a term is either a single number or variable, or numbers and variables multiplied together.
term
The result of multiplying a whole number by itself twice.
cube number
The Distributive Law says that multiplying a number by a group of numbers added together is the same as doing each multiplication separately.
distributive law
The ________ ________ is 0, because adding 0 to a number does not change it
additive identity
variable
variable