Math Vocabulary
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. algebra
A. The mathematics of generalized arithmetical operations
2. add
B. A mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself
3. subtract
C. The number by which a ___ is ___
4. multiply
D. A serious disagreement between two groups of people
5. divide
E. A disagreement or argument about something important
6. exponent
F. The process of gradually becoming inferior
7. powers
G. A word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
8. distribute
H. A quantity obtained by multiplication
9. sum
I. The process of an individual organism growing organically
10. difference
J. In several ways
11. product
K. To take off or away
12. base
L. Any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial
13. term
M. Strength or the ability to control things (plural)
14. variable
N. Staying steady without falling over
15. evaluate
O. A quantity that can assume any of a set of values
16. expression
P. To make available
17. equation
Q. A condition characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
18. value
R. Bottom part something stands on; a safe spot in baseball
19. multiplier
S. To form a critical opinion of
20. exponential
T. A numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
21. balance
U. A mathematical statement that two expressions are equal
22. growth
V. A function in which an independent variable appears as an ___
23. decay
W. A quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers