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Math Vocab Ch.1

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Term
Definition
quantity   anything that can be measured of counted  
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variable   a symbol, usually a letter, that represents the value(s) of a variable quantity  
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algebraic expression   a mathematical phrase that includes one or more variables  
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numerical expression   mathematical phrase with numbers and operation symbols, but no variables  
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power   has two parts.... the base and exponent  
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exponent   tells you how many times to use the base as a factor  
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base   the part of the power that is being multiplied  
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simplify   to replace an expression with its simplest number or form  
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evaluate   to replace each variable with a given number and simplify using order of operations  
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square root   a number A is a square root of a number B if AxA = B  
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raicand   the expression under the radical symbol  
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radical   the radical symbol and radicand together  
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perfect square   the square of an integer  
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set   a well-defined collection of objects; elements listed within braces { }  
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elemental of a set   each object in a set  
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subset   consists of elements from the given set  
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rational numbers   any number you can write in the form a/b where a and b are integers and b does not equal 0  
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natural numbers   1,2,3,4,5...  
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whole nubers   0,1,2,3,4,5...  
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integers   ...,-5,-4,-3,-2,-1,0,1,2,3,4,5...  
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irrational numbers   cannot be represented as the quotient of two integers  
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real numbers   rational numbers and irrational numbers  
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inequality   mathematical sentence that compares the values of two expressions using the inequality symbols such as < > ≤ ≥  
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equivalent espressions   algebraic expressions that have the same value for all values of variables  
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deductive reasoning   the process of reasoning logically from the given facts to a conclusion  
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counter example   an example showing that a statement is false  
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absolute value   a number's distance from 0 on a number line (always nonnegative)  
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opposites   two numbers that are the same distance from 0 but in opposite directions on a # line  
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additive inverses   a number and its opposite  
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inverse Property of Addition   the sum of a number and its opposite -> ALWAYS 0 (a+-a=0)  
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multiplicative inverse   a number that when multiplied will result in a product of 1 (ax1/a=1)  
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reciprocal   if a/b then b/a  
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distributive property   used to simplify the product of a number and one or more variables  
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term   a number, variable, or the product of a number and one or more variables  
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constant   a term that has no variable  
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coefficient   a numerical factor of a term  
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like terms   have the SAME variable factors  
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equation   a mathematical sentence that uses an equal sign  
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open sentence   equation containing one or more variables and may be true or false depending on the values of its variables  
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solution of an equation (1)   a value of the variable that makes the equation true  
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solution of an equation (2)   an ordered pair (x,y) that makes the equation true  
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inductive reasoning   process of reaching a conclusion based on an observed pattern  
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