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HSAalgebra
vocabulary for the algebra MD HSA
Question | Answer |
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expression | a group of numbers, symbols and/or variables that express operation(s) |
area | the measure in square units of the interior region of a surface |
average | a single number that describes all the data in a set. it usually refers to the mean, but could be the median or mode. |
axis | a reference line In the coordinate plane the x-axis is horizontal and the y-axis is vertical |
biased sample | a sample that is not representative of the population |
bimodal | having two modes |
binomial | a polynomial with two terms |
box-and-whisker plot | a graph that uses a box to represent the middle 50% of the data and line segments (whiskers) at both ends to remainder of the data |
coefficient | a numberical factor in a term of an algebraic expression (ex. 3 is the coefficient in 3x) |
combining like terms | when working with an expression, combining terms that have the same variable raised to the same power |