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philomath_algebra_1c_vocabulary_03
third common list of terms for algebra 1c
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Mathematics
9th Grade
05/14/2013

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Term
polynomial
Definition

An expression made up of one or more terms combined by the operations of addition and subtraction. Each term consists of a constant multiplied by whole-number powers of variables.

 

Examples

3x2 + 2x + 7

x4 + 5

xy + 3x + 4y + 12

Term
monomial
Definition

a one-term polynomial

 

Examples

2n

x3

ab

Term
binomial
Definition

a two-term polynomial

 

Examples

2ab2 − 8ab

x + 5

ab + ac

Term
trinomial
Definition

a three-term polynomial

 

Examples

x2 + 3x +2

a2b + ab2 + 12

3 − 2x − 1x2

Term
degree
Definition
the highest power of a variable in a polynomial
Term
quadratic
Definition
a term used to refer to a 2nd-degree polynomial
Term
cubic
Definition
a term used to refer to a 3rd-degree polynomial
Term
quartic
Definition
a term used to refer to a 4th-degree polynomial
Term
factor
Definition
A number or polynomial that is multiplied by another number or polynomial to form a product. To __________ a polynomial is to rewrite it as a product of two or more other polynomials.
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