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7 Math Ch. 3
Integers
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| absolute value | the difference a number is away from zero on a number line |
| additive inverse | the opposite of an integer, the sum of an integer and its additive inverse is zero |
| coordinate grid | a plane in which a horizontal number one and a vertical number line intersect at their zero points |
| graph | the process of placing a point on a number line at its proper location |
| integer | the whole numbers and their opposites |
| negative integer | an integer less than zero |
| opposites | represented by points that are the same distance from zero but on opposite sides |
| ordered pair | a pair of numbers used to locate a point in the coordinate plane |
| origin | the point at which the x-axis and the y-axis intersect on a coordinate plane |
| positive integer | an integer greater than zero |
| quadrant | one of the four regions into which the two perpendicular lines of the coordinate plane separate the plane |
| x-axis | the horizontal number line on the coordinate plane |
| x-coordinate | the first number of an ordered pair which corresponds to a number on the x-axis |
| y-axis | the vertical number line in a coordinate plane |
| y-coordinate | the second number of an ordered pair which corresponds to a number on the y-axis |