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Mathematics
6th Grade
09/27/2009

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ALGEBRA
Definition
MATHEMATICS WITH EXPRESSIONS WITH VARIABLES
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ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSION
Definition
A COMBINATION OF VARIABLES, NUMBERS, AND ONE OPERATION
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ARITHMETIC SEQUENCE
Definition
A SEQUENCE IN WHICH EACH TERM IS FOUND BY ADDING THE SAME NUMBER
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BASE
Definition
IN A POWER THE NUMBER USED AS A FACTOR
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COEFFICIENT
Definition
THE NUMBER FACTOR OF A TERM THAT CONTAINS A VARIABLE.
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CONSTANT
Definition
NO VARIABLE
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CUBED
Definition
WHEN A NUMBER IS FACTORED 3 TIMES
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DEFINING THE VARIABLE
Definition
CHOOSING A VARIABLE TO REPRESENT AN UNKNOWN VARIABLE
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EQUATION
Definition
A MATHEMATICAL SENTENCE THAT CONTAINS AN EQUALS SIGN (=)
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EQUIVALENT EXPRESSIONS
Definition
EXPRESSIONS THAT HAVE THE SAME VALUE
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EVALUATE
Definition
THE NUMBER THAT TELLS HOW MANY TIMES TO MULTIPLY
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EXPONENTIAL FORM
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NUMBERS WRITTEN WITH EXPONENTS
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FACTORS
Definition
TWO OR MORE NUMBERS THAT ARE MULTIPLIED TOGETHER TO FORM A PRODUCT
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GEOMETRIC SEQUENCE
Definition
A SEQUENCE IN WHICH EACH TERM CAN BE FOUND BY MULTIPLYING
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GRAM
Definition
A UNIT OF MASS IN THE METRIC SYSTEM EQUIVALENT TO 0.001 KG
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KILOGRAM
Definition
THE BASE UNIT OF MASS IN THE METRIC SYSTEM
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LITER
Definition
THE BASE UNIT OF CAPACITY IN THE METRIC SYSTEM
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METER
Definition
THE BASE UNIT OF LENGTH IN THE METRIC SYSTEM
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METRIC SYSTEM
Definition
A BASE TEN SYSTEM TO MEASURE USING THE BASE UNIT
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NUMERICAL EXPRESSION
Definition
A COMBINATION OF NUMBERS AND OPERATIONS
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ORDER OF OPERATIONS
Definition
THE RULES TO FOLLOW WHEN MORE THAN ONE OPERATION IS USED IN A NUMBER EXPRESSION
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POWERS
Definition
NUMBERS EXPRESSED USING EXPONENTS
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PROPERTIES
Definition
STATEMENTS THAT ARE TRUE FOR ANY NUMBER OR VARIABLE
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SCIENTIFIC NOTATION
Definition
A NUMBER WRITTEN AS A PRODUCT OF A NUMBER THAT IS AT LEAST 1
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SEQUENCE
Definition
A LIST OF NUMBERS IN A CERTAIN ORDER
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SOLUTION
Definition
A VALUE FOR THE VARIABLE THAT MAKES AN EQUATION TRUE
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SOLVING AN EQUATION
Definition
THE PROCESS OF FINDING A SOLUTION TO AN EQUATION
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SQUARED
Definition
A NUMBER MULTIPLIED BY ITSELF
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STANDARD FORM
Definition
NUMBERS WRITTEN WITHOUT EXPONENTS
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TERM
Definition
A NUMBER, A VARIABLE, OR A PRODUCT OR QUOTIENT OF NUMBERS AND VARIABLES
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VARIABLE
Definition
A PLACEHOLDER, USUALLY A LETTER USED TO REPRESENT AN UNSPECIFIED VALUE
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