Math Terms
a tool that we can use to evaluate a situation for several sets of circumstances
What is an algebraic expression
An expression that just has one term
What is a monomial?
the purpose of the passage, essay, or novel that you are reading. It is the main idea.
What is central idea?
a word that means the same as another word
What is synonym?
Solve this equation. 3y + 2= if y is 4
What is 14?
a letter (x, y, a, b ) that represents a value varies
What is a variable
An expression with 2 terms
What is a binomial?
tells you more about the central idea, making it stronger and giving it more depth
What is supporting details or supporting evidence?
a word that means the opposite of a word
What is an antonym?
What is the degree of the following expression?
x4y−2xy2+x+3
What is 5?
the number that is paired with the variable; it tells us how many times we are adding the variable together.
What is the coefficient?
An expression with 3 terms
What is a trinomial?
stories we tell other people about our lives and our experiences
What is a personal narrative?
When the author tells you exactly what he is thinking and the reader does not have to guess
What is being explicit?
What is the meaning of intrepid?
One might think that the child would be afraid of such a large animal, but the intrepid young girl ran up to the beast and began scratching it behind the ears.
fearless; adventurous
Answers may vary. Ms. Tarabek will decide.
it tells us the math operation we are performing.
What is the operator?
all expressions with more than ONE term
an educated guess, one that we make based on past experiences and what we know about the situation at hand.
What is an inference?
When the author wants you to infer meaning from the details, the author is being______?
What is implicit?
Leon and his family were ordered to vacate their apartment in Krakow and move to the ghetto. They were only able to take some of their belongings when they left because they were moving to a smaller apartment.
What does vacate mean?
What is to leave, move away?
Answers may vary. Ms. Tarabek is the judge.
its unchanging, a value that stands alone.
What is a constant?
the sum of the exponents of the term with the highest amount of exponents.
What is degree?
Inferences are valid when we are able to support them with information from the text, this is called
What is textual evidence?
what happened before and what happens after. This helps with defining unknown words
Solve the following equation
3x2−(2+y)
if
x = -2
y = 3
What is 7?