like terms
"Like terms" are essential for simplifying algebraic expressions by combining terms with identical variable components.
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Definition
B2Algebra
(academic, educational)Terms that have the same variables raised to the same powers, differing only in their numerical coefficients.
Example
- In the expression 3x + 5x, 3x and 5x are like terms and can be combined to make 8x.
- The terms 2a²b and -4a²b are like terms because they have the same variables with the same exponents.
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