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- 2. solve Add to list Share. To solve something is to find a solution, like figuring out the answer to a complex riddle. The verb solve is often used in mathematics, and it means to answer a math problem.
- 5. "last year researchers factored a number 155 digits long"
- 8. a numerical or constant quantity placed before and multiplying the variable in an algebraic expression (e.g. 4 in 4x y).
- 10. Illustrated definition of Expression: Numbers, symbols and operators (such as and times) grouped together that show the value of something. Examples:...
- 11. a quantity representing the power to which a given number or expression is to be raised, usually expressed as a raised symbol beside the number or expression (e.g. 3 in 23 = 2 × 2 × 2).
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- 3. a statement that the values of two mathematical expressions are equal (indicated by the sign =).
- 4. The mathematical “operation” refers to calculating a value using operands and a math operator.
- 6. y value
- 7. Home > Math Vocabulary > Simplify. To reduce a fraction to its lowest terms by canceling to the lowest common factor for both numerator and denominator or to condense an algebraic expression by grouping and combining similar terms.
- 9. In algebra, a symbol (usually a letter) standing in for an unknown numerical value in an equation. Commonly used variables include x and y (real-number unknowns), z (complex-number unknowns), t (time), r (radius), and s (arc length).