Grade 7 Math Vocabulary

The number by which a variable is multiplied:

A decimal with a certain number of digits after the decimal point:

The number in an expression or equation that does not change:

Solving an equation by finding the value of the variable by using +, -, x, and ÷ facts:

The set of numbers …-3, -2, -1, 0, +1, +2, +3,…

A relation whose points lie on a straight line:

A letter or symbol representing a quantity that can vary:

Two opposite numbers whose sum is equal to zero:

A decimal with a repeating pattern in in the digits that follow the decimal point:

A mathematical statement that two expressions are equal:

Solving an equation by choosing a value for the variable, then checking by substituting:

The rules that are followed when simplifying or evaluating an expression:

A mathematical phrase made up of numbers and/or variables connected by operations:

A variable compared to an expression that contains the variable:

A mathematical expression containing a variable: