like terms
Same variable parts
Like terms are expressions in algebra that have identical variables raised to identical powers, differing only in their numerical coefficients.
The terms 3x² and 7x² are like terms because both contain x²; they can be combined into 10x².
The terms 3x² and 3x are not like terms because the exponents differ.
Only like terms can be added or subtracted directly.
- addCombine into total
- similarityState of being alike
- polynomialsExpressions with variable powers
- algebraic expressionSymbolic representation of quantities
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