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STAAR Review 1
Term | Definition |
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factor | Any number multiplied to form a product. A product can be divided by one factor to find the other factor. |
inverse | Reversed position or direction |
common denominator | A number that is a multiple of all denominators in a problem. |
prime number | A number with only two factors: the number itself and one. |
range | The difference between the least and greatest values in a set of numbers. |
integers | All whole numbers (both positive and negative) and zero. |
mean | The sum of a group of numbers divided by the number of numbers. Also known as the average. |
median | A value found by ordering a group of data from least to greatest and choosing the middle value of the group. |
composite number | A positive whole number with more than two factors. In other words, a number that is not prime. Zero and one are neither composite nor prime. |
percent | The ratio of a number to 100 (per one hundred). The symbol % |
proportion | An equation stating that two ratios are equal |
unit ratio | A ratio that shows the cost per unit of measure |
interquartile range (IQR) | The difference between the upper quartile and the lower quartile |
rational numbers | All whole numbers (both positive and negative), zero, and decimals and fractions |
reciprocal | used to divide two fractions, when you flip the numerator and denominator in order |
exponent | multiply the number by itself |
absolute value | the distance from zero, always positive |
of | word that suggests using multiplication |