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Vocabulary Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Sum | the answer to an addition problem |
| Diffirence | the answer to an subtraction |
| Product | the answer to a multiplication problem |
| Quotient | the answer to a division problem |
| Whole Number | a number without a fraction; an interger |
| Rational Number | can be written as a number |
| Interger | a number with no fractional parts |
| Absolute Value | how far a number is from zero |
| Commutative Property | number states that two or more numbers can be multiplied/added in any order |
| Associative Property | states that for all real numbers a,b,c the sum/product is always the same |
| Distributive Property | for all real numbers a,b,c, a(b+c)= ab+ac and a(b-c)=ab=ac |
| Identity Property | states that the sum/product is 1 and its self |
| Opposite | two numbers that are equal distance from zero on a number line; also called additive inverse |
| Additive Inverse | the opposite of a number |
| Numeric Expression | an expression that contains only numbers and operations |
| Algebraic Expression | an expression that contains at least one variable |
| Order of Operations | rule: parenthesis, exponents, multiplication/division, addition/subtraction |
| Variable | a symbol represented a quantity that can change |
| Constant | a value that does not change |
| Coefficent | the number that is multiplied by the variable in an algebraic expression |
| Evaluate | to find the value of a numerical expression |
| Simplify | to write a fraction in simplest form |
| Solution | the set of values that make a statement true |
| Term | Expression: the parts of an expression that are added or subtracted Sequence: an element or number in a sequence |
| Like Term | terms with the same variables raised to the same exponets |
| Perimeter | the distance around a polygon |
| Expression | a mathematical phrase that contains operations, numbers or variables |
| Equation | a mathematical sentence that shows that two expressions are equivalent |
| X-axis | the horizontal axis on a coordinate plane |
| Y-axis | the vertical axis on a coordinate plane |
| Bar graph | a graph that uses vertical or horizontal bars to display data |
| Line Graph | a graph that uses line segments to show how data changes |
| Stem- and-Leaf plot | a graph used to organize and display data so that the frequencies can be compared |
| Box- and - whisker plot | a graph shows how data are distributive by using the median, quartiles, least value, and greatest value |
| Circle graph | a circular chart divided into section that represent percentage of that total |
| Measures of central tendency | mean, median, mode |
| Measures of variability | range, interquartile range |
| Mean | add all the numbers and divide by how many numbers are in a data set. |
| Median | the middle number in a data set. |
| Mode | the most common number in a data set. |
| Range | the difference between the biggest and smallest number |
| Outlier | a value much greater or much less in a data set. |
| Lower Extreme | smallest value. |
| Upper Extreme | largest value. |
| First Quartile | median of lower half |
| Second Quartile | Median. |
| Third Quartile | median of upper half. |
| Interquartile range | the difference between the upper and lower extremes in a box-and-whisker plot. |
| Percent | a ratio comparing a number to 100 |
| Ratio | comparison of two quantities in division. |
| Rate | a ratio compares two quantities measured in different rates |
| Unit Rate | a rate in which the second quantity in the comparison is 1 unit. |
| Multiplicative Inverse | one of two numbers whose product is 1. |
| Reciprocal | one of two numbers whose product is 1; also called multiplicative inverse. |
| Equivalent | having the same value. |
| Compare | to compare two or more things. |
| Repeating Decimal | a decimal that repeats forever. |
| Terminating Decimal | a decimal that has digits that DO NOT go on forever. |
| Numerator | the number above the line in a fraction |
| Denominator | the number below the line in a fraction. |
| Least Common Multiple (LCM) | smallest number that they both divide into. |
| Greatest Common Factor (GCF) | greatest factor that divides 2 numbers |
| Line Plot (or Dot Plot) | shows frequency of data along a number line. |
| Population | everybody in a group |
| Sample | part of a population |
| Random Sample | every member of a population has an equal chance of being chosen |
| Biased Sample | Unfair sample |
| Convenience Sample | a sample that is easy to get |