math vocab

Associative property

The order in which numbers are grouped when added or multiplied does not change the sum or product

Commutative property

The order in which numbers are added or multiplied does not change the sum or product

Distributive property

To multiply a sum by a number, multiply each addend by the number outside the parentheses

Equivalent expressions

Expressions that have the same value

Identity property

Properties that state that the sum of any number and 0 equals the number and that the product of any number and 1 equals the number.

Simplest form

The status of an expression when it has no like terms and no parentheses

Like Terms

Terms that contain the same variable(s) to the same power.