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Algebra 1 EOC Vocab
Vocabulary
| 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 connected when 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 correlation |
| Independent variable | the x value of the function. Also called the domain |
| Dependent variable | the y value of the function. Also called the range |
| The symbol f(x) | means y |
| evaluate | to solve |
| commutative property | the order of the numbers change |
| associative property | the groups 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 like 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 <, > |