taurangi tairite
1. (noun) like term, similar variable.
E taea ana te whakakao mai ngā taurangi tairite hei whakarūnā i te kīanga: 5a - 3a + 4h - a + e + 3h = 5a - 3a - a + 4h + 3h + e = a + 7h + e. Kāore e tika ana kia honoa ngā taurangi rerekē. Arā: 5a + 3h ≠ 8ah (TRP 2010:279). / Similar variables can be grouped together to simplify the expression: 5a - 3a + 4h - a + e + 3h = 5a - 3a - a + 4h + 3h + e = a + 7h + e. It's not correct to join dissimilar variables, e.g.: 5a + 3h ≠ 8ah.
