A review of the vocabulary associated with mathematical functions
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| Relation | A mathematical relationship between quantities
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| Function | A rule of correspondence that matches each item from one set with exactly one item from another set.
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| Domain | The set of all possible inputs for a function
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| Range | The set of all possible outputs for a function
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| Inverse of a Function | Acts like an "Undo" function. If your function mapped 2 to 5, this would map 5 back to 2.
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| Opposites | x and -x
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| Reciprocals | x and 1/x
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| One-to-one function | Each input corresponds to only one output and each output to only one input. The input and output are "married".
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| Recursive Function | This type of function defines the value of an output in terms of prior outputs. It refers back.
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| First Differences | Found by subtracting consecutive terms in a sequence. If these are all equal, the sequence has a linear model.
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| Second Differences | Are found by subtracting consecutive first differences. If these are all equal, the sequence has a quadratic model.
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| Compound or Piece-wise Defined Function | A function that has different rules that apply for different types of inputs.
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| Composition of Functions | To arrange functions in a specific order. For example: First plug into f, then plug your result into g.
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| Dependent Variable | A quantity whose value is based upon the value of another quantity.
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