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8th Grade Math
Real Number Systems and Number Sense
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cube Root | One of the three equal factors of a number |
| Fraction | A number in the form , where b 0. |
| Integers | The set of whole numbers and their opposites |
| Irrational Number | A number that cannot be expressed as a ratio of two integers (or as a repeating or terminating decimal) |
| Natural Number | A whole, non-negative number |
| Perfect Cubes | The cube of a rational number |
| Perfect Square | The square of a rational number |
| Radical | An expression that uses a root, such as square root, cube root |
| Radicand | The number underneath the square root symbol |
| Rational Number | Any number that can be expressed as the ratio of two integers, a repeating (with pattern) or terminating decimal |
| Real Number | A rational or irrational number |
| Repeating Decimal | Decimal in which after a certain point a particular digit or sequence of digits repeats itself indefinitely |
| Square Roots | One of the two equal factors of a number |
| Terminating Decimal | Decimal which can be expressed in a finite number of figures or for which all figures to the right of some place are zero |
| Whole Number | The numbers 0,1,2,3… |