monomial

a number a variable or the product of a number and variables

Binomial

a polynomial with two terms added or subtracted

Trinomial

a polynomial with three terms added or subtracted

like terms

are terms that have the same variables to the same powers

negative exponent rule

any number to the negative power is equal to the reciprocal of that number to the positive power

product rule

when multiplying exponents with the same base add the powers

quotient rule

when dividing exponents with the same base subtract the powers

power rule

when an exponent is raised to a power multiply the powers