IN MATH: 1. n. a term or string of terms; a phrase: not a complete sentence.

See: I: Intro in Math & English, One-Operation Expressions II: More than One-Operation Expressions Equation vs. Expression III: Using Code to Write Expressions & Equations IV: Mixture, Money, Coffee Beans, Candy, & Solutions Combine Like Terms Evaluating Expressions Organizing Evaluated Expressions As An Intro to Graphing Algebra Notes:

EXAMPLES: , the sum of x and y, five more than twice a number, a number decreased by 5 or x - 5, a number increased by 5 or x + 5, five more than triple a number or 3x + 5.

IN ENGLISH: 1. n. a phrase, or term, or even a sentence with an other than literal meaning. EX. I have a frog in my throat. EX. It's raining cats and dogs.

APPLICATION: See list 10.

Complete:

Expressed in English	Expressed in Alg ebra
1.	4x
2.
3. four less than a number

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