Math Vocab

1. The values to the left of zero on a number line
3. a number's distance from zero on a number line.
7. any mathematical sentence that has an inequality symbol.
9. any real number
11. of an algebraic expression is a number, variable, or product of numbers and variables.
12. states that for any numbers a and b, the product a.b is equal to the product b.a.
13. the set of whole numbers with their opposites.
15. the use of addition and subtraction for comparisons.

2. a multiplicative comparison between two quantities that may contain the same or different units.
4. a mathematical phrase that has at least one variable, and it can contain numbers and operation symbols
5. for any numbers a, b, and c, a(b + c) = ab + ac
6. the number of times the base is used as a factor.
8. mathematical sentence that uses an equals sign to show that two quantities are the same as one another
10. A positive counter and a negative counter together make a
14. order of operations