math vocabulary
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| the distance between zero and the point representing a real number on the number line | absolute value
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| a graph that represnets a collection of data by using a horizontal or vertical bars whose lengths allow the data to be compared | bar graph
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| the number or variable that undergoes repeated multiplication | base
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| a number multiplied by one or more variables, the number is the _____________of the term | coefficient
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| formed by two real number lines that intersect at a right angle | coordinate plane
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| an example used to show that a given statement is false | counterexample
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| information, facts, or numbers used to describe something | data
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| a number written with place values corresponding to powers of ten. Exa: 2.34 | decimal form
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| the largest exponent of that variable | degree of a polynomian in one variable
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| the distance between the points (x2, y1) and (y2, y1) | distance formula
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| a statement formed by placing an equal sign between two expressions | equation
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| equations that have the same solution(s) | equivalent equations
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| when you substitute for a variable and solve the equation | evaluate
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| the number of times the base is used as a factor. | exponent
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| an algebraic equation that relates two or more variables | formula
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| the input and the output (establishes a relationship between two quantities) | function
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| symbols such as prentheses () and brrackets[] that indicate the order in which operations should be performed. | grouping symbols
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| the side opposite the right angle in a right triangle | hypotenuse
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| the if part of an if-then statement | hypothesis
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| a statement formed by placing an inequality symbol, such as <, between two expressions. | inequality
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| a value in the domain of a function | input
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| the numbers....-3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3.....(the scale marks on a # line) | integers
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| the least common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions | least common denominator
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| terms that have the same variables with each variable of the same kind raised to the same power. | like terms
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| a graph that uses line segments to connect data points | line graph
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| the point on a segment that is equidistant from its endpoints | midpoint of a segment
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| a number, a variable, or a product of a number and one or more variables with whole number exponents; a polynomial with only one term | monomial
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| a number less than zero | negative number
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| an expression that represents a particular number | numerical expression
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| two numbers that are the same distance from zero on a number line but on opposite sides of zero | opposites
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| the rules for evaluating an expression involving more than one operation | order of operations
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| a pair of numbers used to identify a point in a coordinate plane. The firs tnumber is the x-coordinate and the second is the y-coordinate | ordered pair
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| a value in the range of a function | output
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| two different lines in the same plane that do not intersect. | parallel lines
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| a ratio that compares a number to 100 | percent
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| two lines in a plane are perpendicular if they intersect at a right, or 90degree angle. | perpendicular lines
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| an equation of a nonvertical line in the form y-y1=m=x-x1) where the line passes through a given point (x1, y1) and the line has a slope of m. | point-slope form
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| a monomial or a sum of monomials | polynomial
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| a number greater than zero | positive number
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| an equation stating that two ratios are equal | proportion
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| a sq + b sq = c sq | Pythagoreqan theorem
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| one of four regions into which the axes divide a coordinate plane | quadrant
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| an equation that can be written in the standard form ax sq + bx + c = 0 | quadratic formula
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| the quotient of two different quantities that are changing | rate of change
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| a number that can be written as the quotient of two integers | rational number
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| the set of numbers consisting of the positive numbers, the negative numbers, and zero | real numbers
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| If a/b is a nonzero number, then its _______ is b/a | reciprocal
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| a coordinate graph containing points that represent a set of ordered points | scatter plot
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| the ratio of the vertical rise to the horizontal run between any two points on a line | slope
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| linear equation: y = mx + b the slope of the line is m and the y intercept is b | slope-intercept form
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| linear equation in the form of ax sq + bx + c =0 | standard form fo a quadratic equation
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| a letter that represents some unknown number | variable
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| a symbolic form made up of constants, variables, and operations | variable expressions
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| the positive integers together with zero | whole numbers
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| the horizontal axis in a coordinate plane | x-axis
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| the first number in an ordered pair | x-coordinate
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| the x-coordinate of a point where a graph crosses the x-axis | x-intercept
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| the vertical axis in a coordinate plane | y-axis
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| the second number in an ordered pair | y-coordinate
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| the y-coordinate of a point where a graph crosses the y-axis | y-intercept
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