Question | Answer |
Algebra | A Mathematical language that uses symbol,usually letters,along with numbers.The letters stand for numbers that are unknown. |
Algebraic expression | A combination of variables,numbers, and at least one operation. |
Area | The number of square units needed to cover the surface enclosed by a geometric figure. |
Base | In a power,the number used as a factor. |
Composite Number | A number greater than 1 with more than two factors. |
Cubed | The product in which a number is a factor three times. |
Defining The Variable | Choosing a variable to represent the input when writing a function rule. |
Equals Sign | A symbol of equality,=. |
Equation | A mathematical sentence that contains an equal sign,=. |
Evaluate | To find the value of an algebraic expression by replacing variables with numbers. |
Exponent | In a power,the number of times the base is used as a factor. |
Factor | A number that divides into a whole number with a remainder of zero. |
Formula | An equation that shows a relationship among certain quantities. |
Function | A relation in which each element of the input is paired with exactly one element of the output according to a specified rule. |
Function Rule | A expression that describes the relationship between each input and output. |
Function Table | A table organizing the input,rule, and output of a function. |
Numerical Expression | A combination off numbers and operations. |
Order of Operations | The rule that tell which operation to preform first when more than one opertation is used |
Power | A number that can be expressed using an exponent . |
Prime Factorization | A composite number exressed as a product of prime nuumber |
Prime Number | A number that is greater than zero |
Solution | the value of a variable that make an equation true . |
Solve | to replace a variable with a value that results in a true sentence |
Squared | a number multiplied by itself |
Variables | a symbol,usually a letter,used to represent a number. |
average | the sum of two or more quantities divided by the number of quantities;the mean. |
bar graph | a graph using bars to compare quantities. |
frequency | the number of times an item occurs. |
graph | a visual way to display data. |
horizontal axis | the axis on which the categories or values are shown in a bar and line graph. |
integers | the whole numbers and their opposites. |
key | a sample data point used to explain the stem and leaf plot. |
line graph | a graph used to show how a set of data changes over a period of time. |
line plot | a diagram that shows the frequency of data on a number line. |
mean | the sum of the numbers in a set of data divided by the number of pieces of data. |
measures of central tendency | numbers that are used to describe the center of a set of data.these measures include the mean,median,and mode. |
median | the middle number in a set of data when the data are arranged in numerical order. |
mode | the number(s) or item(s) that appear most often in a set of data. |
negative numbers | a number that is less than zero. |
opposites | numbers that are the same distance from zero in opposite direction. |
outlier | a value that is much higher or much lower than the other values in a set of data. |
positive number | a number that is greater zero. |
range | the difference between the greatest number and the least number in a set of data. |
stem-and-leaf plot | a system used to condense a set of data where the greatest place value of the data forms the stem and the next greatest place value forms the leaves. |
vertical axis | the axis on which the scale and interval are shown in a bar or line graph. |