Leading Coefficient of a Polynomial in Standard Form
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The coefficient on the leading term of a polynomial in standard form.
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Associative Property of Addition
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If a, b, and c are real numbers, then (a + b) + c = a + (b + c)
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Monomial
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A polynomial expression generated using ONLY the multiplication operator.
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Factoring
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The process of making use of the distributive property "backward".
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Numerical Expression
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An algebraic expression that only uses numerical symbols and evaluates to a single number.
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Numerical Symbol
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A symbol that represents a specific number.
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Polynomial Expression
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An expression consisting of variables and coefficients, that involves only the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and non-negative integer exponents.
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Associative Property of Multiplication
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If a, b, and c are real numbers, then (ab)c = a(bc).
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Descending Order
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Going from biggest to smallest.
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Constant Term
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Any term with no variables.
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Equivalent Algebraic Expression
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Expressions that can be converted to look like each other using mathematical properties.
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Base
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The number of digits a system of counting uses to represent numbers. For example, we count in base 10, which uses the digits 0 to 9. Computers use base 2, which only uses the digits 0 and 1.
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Degree of a Monomial
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The sum of the exponents of the variables that appear in the monomial.
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Commutative Property of Addition
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If a and b are real numbers, then a + b = b + a.
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Degree of a Polynomial
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The HIGHEST power of the terms in the polynomial.
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Polynomial
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A polynomial expression written as a sum of monomial terms.
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Leading Term of a Polynomial in Standard Form
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The term with the highest degree is the leading term of a polynomial in standard form.
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Ascending Order
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Going from smallest to biggest.
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Variable Symbol
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A symbol that is a placeholder for a number.
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Flow Diagram
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A chart of the sequence of movements of things involved in a complex system or activity.
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Commutative Property of Multiplication
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If a and b are real numbers, then a b = b a.
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Algebraic Expression
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Either (1) a numerical symbol or variable symbol or (2) a combination of numerical symbols or variable symbols using an operator.
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Distributive Property
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If a, b, and c, are real numbers, then a(b + c) = ab + ac.
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Equivalent Numerical Expression
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Two numerical expressions that evaluate to the same number.