"like terms" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} like terms pl (plural only)
  1. (mathematics) monomial expressions whose variable components are identical. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-like_terms-en-noun-Swo5xq4f Topics: mathematics, sciences
  2. (mathematics) algebraic expressions whose literal coefficients represent the same value regardless of the numbers assigned to them. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-like_terms-en-noun-NbYl4TPD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 36 64 Topics: mathematics, sciences

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