Math Definitions

Question 1

A mathematical statement that can include numbers, operations, and letters.

Answer 1

algebraic expression

Question 2

A letter or symbol that stands for one or more numbers.

Answer 2

variable

Question 3

A mathematical statement that says two expressions are equal.

Answer 3

equation

Question 4

Opposite operations. Inverse operations undo each other.

Answer 4

inverse operations

Question 5

To get the variable alone on one side of an equation or inequality inorder to solve the equation or inequality.

Answer 5

isolate the variable

Question 6

A mathematical sentence that compares two numbers or expressions with an inequality symbol.

Answer 6

inequality

Question 7

A line that shows equally spaced marks called tick marks that are labeled with numbers. A number line can show tick marks with different types of numbers.

Answer 7

number line

Question 8

A value that, when substituted for a variable, makes a mathematical sentence true.

Answer 8

solution

Question 9

A plane with an x-axis and a y-axis. Using the numbers on the axes, you can give the exact location of a point.

Answer 9

coordinate plane

Question 10

A variable whose value depends on the value of another variable. It is graphed on the vertical axis, or y-axis, of the coordinate plane.

Answer 10

dependent variable

Question 11

A variable whose value doesn’t depend on another variable. It is graphed on the horizontal axis, or
x-axis, of the coordinate plane.

Answer 11

independent variable