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2017-18 PreA- A
2017-2018 Pre-Algebra Algebra vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Algebraic expression | numbers, symbols, and/or operations grouped together that show the value of something |
| Algebraic inequality | An inequality that contains at lease one variable |
| Domain of a function | the set of all possible input values of a function |
| Equivalent expression | two or more expressions that have the same values for all values of the variables |
| Function | an input-output relationship that has exactly one output for each input |
| Inequality | a mathematical sentence that shows the relationship between quantities that are not equal |
| Like term | two or more terms that have the same variables raised to the same power |
| Linear equation | an equation whose solution form a straight line on a coordinate plane |
| Linear function | a function whose graph is a straight line |
| Percent of change | the amount stated as a percent that a number increases or decreases |
| Range of a function | the set of all output values of a function |
| Rate of change | a ratio that compares the amount of change in a dependent variable to the amount of change in an independent variable |
| Scale | The ratio of the length in a drawing or model to the length of the real thing |
| Scale factor | a ratio used to enlarge or reduce similar figures |
| Slope | a measure of the steepness of a line on a graph; the rise divided by the run |
| Term | the parts of an expression that are added or subtracted |