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Power of a number.....
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A product of equal factors
Ex. 5 to the 3rd power is 5*5*5 |
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Base of a power...
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The number that is used as a factor.
Ex. in 3 to the power of 5 3 is the base |
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Exponent...
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In a power, the number that indicates how many times the base is used as a factor is the exponent.
Ex. 3 is the exponent in 4 to the 3rd power |
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Exponential Form...
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The expression 4 is the exponential form of 4*4*4*4*4
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Degree of a variable in a monomial...
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The number of times that the variable occurs as a factor in a monomial.
Ex. in 4x y the degree of x is 3 and the degree of y is 6 |
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Degree of a monomial....
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The sum of the degrees of its variables.
Ex. the degree of 4x y n is 12 |
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Degree of a polynomial....
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The greatest of the degrees of its terms after it has been simplified.
Ex. 4x +3y -2x +7x y can be simplified to 9x +4y which means the degree is 5. |
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Monomial...
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An expression that is either a numeral, a variable, or the product of a numeral and one or more variables.
Ex. 23, x, 4n, 3yx, 7x y n |
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Coefficient.............
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In the monomial 7x y, 7 is the coefficient
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Similar, or like, terms....
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Two monomials that are exactly alike or the same except for their numeral coefficient.
Ex. 23x and 17x |
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Constant monomial or constant.......
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A numeral.
Ex. such as 3 |
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Polynomial....
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A sum of monomials.
Ex. 2x+6y+n+x-7y |
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Binomial....
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A polynomial of only two terms.
Ex. 4x+7 |
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Trinomial....
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A polynomial of only three terms.
Ex. 9x+6y+x |
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Simplified form or simplest form of a polynomial.......
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A polynomial which has no two of its terms similar.
Ex. 7x+6y+8n+3 |
