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Real Numbers
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| In a power, the number that is the common factor. | base |
| One of three equal factors of a number. | cube root |
| In a power, the number of times the base is used as a factor. | exponent |
| A number that cannot be expressed as the quotient a/b, where a and b are integers and b is not equal to zero. - decimals that are non-terminating and does not repeat | irrational number |
| A number, variable, or product of a number and one or more variables. | monomial |
| A rational number whose cube root is a whole number. Example: 27 is a perfect cube because its cube root is 3. | perfect cube |
| A rational number whose square root is a whole number. Example: 64 is a perfect square because its square root is 8. | perfect square |
| A product of repeated factors using an exponent and a base. | power |
| The symbol used to indicate a positive square root. | radical sign |
| Numbers that can be written as (a fraction) the ratio of two integers in which the denominator is not zero. Examples: All integers, fractions, mixed numbers, and percents. | rational number |
| The decimal form of a rational number. Goes on and on. | repeating decimal |
| A compact way of writing numbers with absolute values that are very large or very small. | scientific notation |
| One of the two equal factors of a number. If a squared = b, than a is the square root of b. Example: A square root of 144 is 12. | square root |
| A repeating decimal where the repeating digit is zero; the decimal ends. | terminating decimal |