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Algebra Vocab 3
Term | Definition |
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Function | A function can be defined by any mathematical condition relating each argument (input value) to the corresponding output value. |
Mile | t is a large unit that is used to denote distance between cities, length of rivers and roads. |
Input | the input is the independent variable |
Foot | is a unit of length in the imperial and US customary systems of measurement. Since 1959, both units have been defined by international agreement as equivalent to 0.3048 meters exactly |
Output | a set containing the set of outputs, and possibly additional elements, as members, called its codomain (or target); and the set of all input-output pairs, called its graph. |
Yard | A unit of linear measurement in the customary system equal to 3 feet (36 inches). |
Standard Units | Units of measurement commonly used in the USA, including: Liquids: Fluid ounces, Cups, Pints, Quarts and Gallons Mass: Ounces, Pounds and Tons Length: Inches, Feet, Yards and Miles Temperature: Fahrenheit. |
Year | 365 days of the year. Starting in January and ending in december. (366 days if leap year) |
Metric Units | In addition to the difference in the basic units, the metric system is based on 10s, and different measures for length include kilometer, meter, decimeter, centimeter, and millimeter. Notice that the word “meter” is part of all of these units. |
Day | a period of twenty-four hours as a unit of time, reckoned from one midnight to the next, corresponding to a rotation of the earth on its axis. |