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🔟Elementary Algebra
Key Terms

184 essential vocabulary terms and definitions to know for your Elementary Algebra exam

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A

Absolute Value Inequality
Addition of Rational Expressions
Addition Property
Additive Inverse
Adult Ticket
Age Problems
Algebraic division
Algebraic Expansion
Algebraic Expression
Algebraic Fraction
Algebraic Identities
Algebraic Notation
Algebraic Translation
Associative Property
Average Speed

B

Balancing Equations
Base-10 System
Break-Even Analysis

C

Caret Symbol
Cartesian Coordinate System
Clearing Fractions
Closed Circle
Closure Property
Coincident Lines
Combining Like Terms
Commutative Property
Completeness Property
Complex Fraction
Complex Roots
Complex Solutions
Composite Numbers
Compound Inequality
Conditional Equations
Conjugate expressions
Consecutive Integer Problems
Consistent System
Constant of Proportionality
Constant Term
Counting Numbers
Cross Multiplication
Cross-Multiplication
Cube Root
Cubic Equation
Cubic Polynomial

D

Decimal Expansion
Decimal Fraction
Decimal Notation
Decimal Operations
Decimal Representation
Degree of a Polynomial
Density Property
Distance Formula
Distributive Property
Divisibility Rules
Division of Integers

E

Equal Sign
Equation Balancing
Equivalent Forms
Equivalent Fractions
Equivalent Ratios
Estimation
Expanded Form
Exponent Properties
Exponential Form
Exponents

F

Factor by Inspection
Factor Completely
Factor Theorem
Field Axioms
FOIL Method
Formula Transformation
Fourth Root
Fundamental Theorem of Proportions

H

Horizontal Line
Horizontal Shift