Term | Definition |
Y-axis | The vertical axis on a coordinate grid |
Quadrants | The four parts to a coordinate grid |
Origin | The point (0,0) on a coordinate grid |
Relation | A set of ordered pairs |
Function | A set of ordered pairs where the x's do not repeat |
Domain | The x values to a set of ordered pairs |
X-axis | The horizontal axis on a coordinate grid |
Range | The y values to a set of ordered pairs |
Discrete | Individual points that would not be a connected when the graphed because not all rational values define the domain |
Continuous | An infinite number of points that are connected when graphed because all real values can be defined in the domain |
Ordered Pair | A point in the form of (x,y) or (x,f(x)) |
Variable | A letter used to represent a quantity in Algebra |
Vertical Line Test | A method used to determine if a graph is a function |
Correlation | The trend for a set of data. it can be positive ,negative,constant or no corolation |
independent variable | the x value of the function and also known as the domain |
dependent variable | the y axis of the function also known as the range |
the symbol | means y |
Evaluate | To solve |
Commutative property | the order of the numbers change |
Associative Property | the group change (parenthesis change) |
Distributive Property | The numbers in a sum or difference are both multiplied by the same value |
Simplify | make the problem smaller by combining terms |
like terms | terms that have the same variable or same variable with the same exponents |
ratio | comparison of two quantities |
proportion | comparison of two ratios |
inequality | an algebraic expression that uses the symbols <,>. |