**TI83F* AppVariable file 04/03/07, 10:31q `GLM310`^nav CBD1EB6C7C194582A7A527AA737FADAEGLM310.GLM3101  arithmetic sequenceÄarithmetic sequence:ÖA numerical pattern that increases or decreases at a constant rate or value. The difference between successive terms of the sequence is constant.ÖExample:Ö2, 5, 8, 11, 14, ...  coefficient,coefficient:ÖThe numerical factor of a term. common difference^common difference:ÖThe difference between any two consecutive terms in an arithmetic sequence. constant2constant:ÖA term that does not contain a variable. equivalent expressions¿equivalent expressions:ÖExpressions that have the same value or that have the same mathematical meaning for all replacement values of their variables. Examples: Ö3 + 2 = 10 - 5, Ö2x + 3x = 5x  like termsrlike terms:ÖTerms that contain the same variables raised to the same power.ÖExample: 5x^2 and 6x^2 are like terms. sequence/sequence:ÖA set of numbers in a specific order. simplest form of an expression–simplest form of an expression:ÖAn expression is in simplest form when it is replaced by an equivalent expression having no like terms or parentheses.  term in an expression_term in an expression:ÖA number, a variable, or a product or quotient of numbers and variables.  term in a sequence.term in a sequence:ÖEach number in a sequence.„Ò