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Math Vocabulary Grade 6: Expressions and Equations
Key grade 6 words for expressions, equations, ratios and integers.
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- 📐 6.EE.A.2b
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variable
A letter that stands for an unknown number
coefficient
The number multiplied by a variable, like the 4 in 4x
constant
A term with no variable, whose value does not change
expression
Numbers, variables and operations with no equal sign
equation
A math sentence that says two expressions are equal
inequality
A math sentence that uses <, >, ≤ or ≥ to compare
term
A part of an expression separated by + or − signs
exponent
The small raised number that tells how many times to use the base as a factor
base
The number being multiplied in a power, like the 2 in 2³
evaluate
To find the value of an expression
solution
A value that makes an equation or inequality true
sum
The answer to an addition problem
difference
The answer to a subtraction problem
product
The answer to a multiplication problem
quotient
The answer to a division problem
ratio
A comparison of two quantities, like 3 to 4
rate
A ratio that compares two different units, like miles per hour
unit rate
A rate with a second quantity of 1, like $2 per pound
percent
A ratio that compares a number to 100
integer
A whole number or its opposite, like −3, 0 or 5
absolute value
The distance of a number from zero
reciprocal
The number you multiply by to get 1, like 3/2 for 2/3
opposites
Two numbers the same distance from zero on different sides
distributive
The property that says a(b + c) = ab + ac
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