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Math Terms
8th Grade Math
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Absolute Value | The distance of a number from zero. |
| Cartesian Coordinates | A system in which points on a plane are identified by an ordered pair of numbers, representing the distances to two or three perpendicular axes. |
| Dependent Events | Two events in which the outcome of the second is influenced by the outcome of the first. |
| Ellipse | The set of all points in a plane such that the sum of the distances to two fixed points is a constant. |
| Irrational Number | A number that cannot be expressed as the ratio of two integers. |
| Mutually Exclusive | Two or more events that cannot occur at the same time. |
| Natural Numbers | The set of all positive integers, not including zero. Also know as the counting numbers. |
| Pi | The ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. |
| Origin | The point (0, 0) on a coordinate plane, where the x-axis and the y-axis intersect. |
| Square Root | The square root of x is the number that, when multiplied by itself, gives the number, x. |