Across
- 3. (such as the 2 in x2) says how many times to use the value in a multiplication
- 5. a punctuation mark used to enclose textual material
- 7. a mathematical function that is the sum of a number of terms
- 9. the part of mathematics that helps represent problems or situations in the form of mathematical expressions
- 10. a constant number that serves as a measure of some property
- 12. a mathematical expression in which the sides are not equal to each other.
- 14. resulting from bringing ideas together in the imagination
- 15. the resolution of an entity into factors such that when multiplied together they give the original entity.
- 17. is either a single number or a variable, or numbers and variables multiplied together
- 19. the power of a number is in terms of fraction rather than an integer
- 20. terms whose variables (and their exponents such as the 2 in x2) are the same.
Down
- 1. a group of terms (the terms are separated by + or − signs)
- 2. a number on its own
- 4. a mathematical expression or function so related to another that their product is one; the quantity obtained by dividing the number one by a given quantity
- 6. a symbol for a number we don't know yet. It is usually a letter like x or y
- 8. is a symbol (such as +, ×, etc) that shows an operation (ie we want to do something with the values).
- 11. a mathematical statement that two expressions are the same
- 12. other words, terms that are "like" each other. (Note: the coefficients can be different)
- 13. is a group of terms (the terms are separated by + or − signs)
- 16. independent of order; as in e.g. "a x b = b x a"
- 18. a mathematical expression consisting of two terms connected by a plus sign or minus sign.