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Key notes/terms
notes nad key terms and definitions mr. trans exam 1 math set 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| counting numbers | the whole numbers excluding zero are called counting numbers |
| rational numbers | fractions and percents are all rational numbers |
| absolute value | vertical bars before and after a number indicate absolute value, which is the distance a number is from zero on a number line |
| positive integer | a positive integer is an integer greater than zero |
| negative integer | a negative integer is a number less than zero |
| exponent | an exponent tells how many times a base is used as a factor |
| whole numbers | the whole numbers are all counting numbers and zero |
| integer | an integer is whole numbers and their opposites |
| evaluate | when you evaluate an expression you write it in simplest form |
| order of operations | mathematicianations agreed on an order of operations so that numerical expressions would have only one value |