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MCA Math Terms 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| associative property | The order of the operations can be changed or regrouped so long as the numbers are not changed. |
| Histogram | Graph that used vertical columns to show frequencies |
| Parabola | The set of points in a plane that are equidistant from a fixed line and a fixed point in the same plane or in a parallel plane |
| Intercept | The distance from the origin to the point at which a curve or line intersects an axis |
| error analysis | critical thinking about a math problem |
| tangent | for a right triangle, the ___ of an acute angle is the ratio of the length of the sides opposite to the length of the side adjacent |
| hypotenuse | the side of a right triangle that is opposite the right angle |
| commutative property | changing the order of the numbers does not change the end result |
| congruent figures | same size and shape |
| radicals | quantity expressed as a root of another quantity |
| coefficient | a numbers placed before and multiplying another quantity, as 3 in the expression 3X |
| simplify | to reduce to lowest terms |
| quotient | answer to a division problem |
| variable | a letter used to represent one or more numbers |
| equation | a mathematical sentence |