Math Vocab - Ferrell/martin

Front 1

VARIABLE

Back 1

Any LETTER or SYMBOL
used to represent a
NUMBER
...LETTERS are most commonly used
The letter A in this algebraic expression is a VARIABLE...
3A = 6

Front 2

EXPRESSION

Back 2

A math EXPRESSION
contains at least
2 NUMBERS OR LETTERS
and an OPERATION
exam: a + b
1 + 2
a and b are letters (variables)
1 and 2 are numbers

No EQUAL SIGN (=) in an
EXPRESSION
a + b expression
a + b = NOT expression

Front 3

ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSION

Back 3

LETTERS or NUMBERS
or BOTH - and an
OPERATION (+, -, x,÷)
exam: A + 3

Front 4

NUMERICAL EXPRESSION

Back 4

NUMBERS only with OPERATION
no letters
exam: 2 + 4 numerical
b
– algebraic
c
6 ⋅ 8 numerical
3a algebraic

Front 5

2 kinds of math
EXPRESSIONS

Back 5

1 - ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSION

2 - NUMERICAL EXPRESSION

Front 6

To EVALUATE AN EXPRESSION ... what do
you do?

Back 6

You find a NUMERICAL
VALUE - a NUMBER as an ANSWER
2 + 2 = 4
You EVALUATED the
EXPRESSION 2 + 2
and came up with the
ANSWER 4

Front 7

ADDITION
words or symbols that mean to add

Back 7

( + )
add
increase by
more than
total
extend
sum

Front 8

SUBTRACTION
words or symbols that mean
to subtract

Back 8

( - )
subtracted by
subtracted from
take away
decreased by
less than (flip the order)
difference

Front 9

MULTIPLICATION
words or symbols that mean
to multiply

Back 9

( x)
( ∙ )
of
double (2)
triple (3)
twice (2)
product

Front 10

DIVISION
words or symbols that mean
to divide

Back 10

( ÷ )
( / )
divided by
split ( ÷ 2)
half ( ÷ 2)
thirds ( ( ÷ 3)
into
quotient

Front 11

EQUATION
words or symbols that
mean to find an equal

Back 11

( = )
equals
equal to
comes to
is
is the same as
is as much as

Front 12

POWERS
words or symbols that mean
how many times something is increased

Back 12

exponent #s
exponent numbers
2nd power (2)
3rd power (3)
squared (2)
cubed (3)

Front 13

EXPONENTS

Back 13

numbers that are smaller in size and are located slightly above the main number or letter - which tell how many times something is increased