algebraic expression
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of algebraic expression
First recorded in 1730–40
Example Sentences
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Translate “six less than twice x” into an algebraic expression.
From Textbooks • May 6, 2020
Translate to an algebraic expression and simplify if possible: the product of −2 and 14.
From Textbooks • Apr. 22, 2020
TRY IT : : 1.120 Translate to an algebraic expression and simplify if possible: the product of 8 and −13.
From Textbooks • Apr. 22, 2020
An algebraic expression is a collection of constants and variables joined together by the algebraic operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
From Textbooks • Feb. 13, 2015
A number or letter put before an algebraic expression, to show that one is to be divided by the other.
From The Wonder Island Boys: The Mysteries of the Caverns by Finlay, Roger Thompson
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