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Math
Finals
Term | Definition |
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Origin | the ordered pair (0,0) |
expression | the mathematical phrase that contains one or more variables |
reciprocal | two numbers whose product is one |
integers | whole numbers and their opposites |
rational | a number that can be expressed as a ratio |
coefficient | the number of a part term |
constant | a term that can be expressed as a ratio |
whole numbers | natural numbers and zero |
equation | sets two expressions equal |
base | in the expression 4^5, the 4 |
set | a collection of objects |
variable | a letter that that represents a number |
absolute value | the distance from zero |
like terms | terms that differ only by their coefficients |
complement | all the members of the universal set that are not members of a given set |
counter example | an example that shows a statement is false |
evaluate | substitute a value for each variable and perform the operations. |
distribute | the property that says 4(x+2) =4x+8 |
opposites | two numbers that sum to zero |
exponents | tells the number of times the base is used as a factor |
unit rate | a rate whose denominator is one |
cross products | in a proportion, these are equal |
ratio | a comparison of two equalities with the same units |
dimensional analysis | a process to do conversions, using the units as a help |
percent change | the ratio of the difference between an original and new amount and the original amount expressed as a percent |
conversion factor | the number one expressed as a ratio of two equivalent measurements in different units |
proportion | an equation that sets two rates/ratios equal |
solution | a value that makes an equation true |
percent error | ratio of the error in a measurement to the actual measurement expressed as a percent |
percent | per 100 |
scale | a ratio that tells how the distances on a drawing and the actual distances are related |
identity | an equation that is true for all values of the variable |
rate | comparison of two quantities with different units |
slope | the ratio of rise and run |
x coordinate | the value that tells you how far from the origin a point is on the horizontal, or x-axis |
discreet data | data you can count |
linear function | a function that has a constant difference in the dependent variable |
slope intercept | the form of a line that is used y=mx+b |
domain | the input values of a mathematical relation |
relation | a _____ maps the domain elements to the rage elements |
dependent | the variable graphed on the vertical axis, output |
discreet data | a function in the form of y=mx+b |
point slope | the form of a linear equation that shows the slope of the line and one point on the line. |
continuous data | numbers between any two data points have meaning |
range | the output values of a mathematical relation |
y intercept | In coordinate geometry, using the common convention that the horizontal axis represents a variable x and the vertical axis represents a variable y, a y-intercept is a point where the graph of a function or relation intersects with the y-axis of the coordi |
function notation | f(x), the formal way of writing y |
y coordinate | the value that tells you how far from the origin a point is on the vertical, or y-axis |
function | a relation that maps each domain element or input to exactly one range element of output |
vertical line test | a way to tell if the graph of a relation is a function |
independent | the variable graphed on the horizontal axis, output |
point slope | the value of x when y=kx |