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Chapter 4 Vocabulary
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Exponent | tells how many times the base is used as a factor |
| Power | a number that is expressed using an exponent |
| Base | it is used as a factor as many times as given by the exponent |
| Negative Exponent | they are the result of repeated division |
| Monomial | an expression that is a number, a variable, or a product of numbers and/or variables |
| Standard Form | a number that does not contain exponents |
| Scientific Notation | a number that is expressed using the power of 10 |
| Square Root | one of the two equal factors of a number |
| Perfect Square | rational numbers whose square root is a whole number |
| Radical Sign | the square root symbol used to indicate a nonnegative square root |
| Cube Root | one of three equal factors of a number |
| Perfect Cube | a number that is the cube of an integer |
| Irrational Number | a number that cannot be expressed as a/b |
| Real Numbers | the set of rational numbers together with the set of irrational numbers |