Algebra Glossary: A

absolute value: An operation that tells you how far a number is from zero.

additive inverse: Number with the same numerical part but the opposite sign (plus or minus) of the given number. If zero is the sum of two numbers, then these two numbers are additive inverses of one another.

area: Measure of a specified region in a plane.

associative property: Characteristic of addition and multiplication that allows the grouping of terms to change without affecting the result.