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Math Vocab 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Complex Fraction | A fraction in a fraction |
| Constant of Proportionality | A ratio of two quantities |
| Constant Rate of Change | The rate of change in a linear relationship |
| Constant of Variation | The constant ratio in a direct variation |
| Coordinate Plane | A plane where horizontal and vertical number line intersect |
| Cross Products | When the numerator has a ratio and the denominator has the other. |
| Dimensional Analysis | using units of measurement when computing |
| Direct Variation | the relationship between two variable quantities that have a constant ratio |
| Equivalent Ratios | Two ratios that have the same value |
| Non-proportional | The relationship between two ratios that is not constant |
| Proportion | An equation saying both ratios are equal |
| Proportional | Two ratios with a constant rate |
| Ordered Pair | A pair of numbers used to locate a point on a grid |
| origin | where the two axis meet on a grid |
| quadrants | One of the four regions into which the two perpendicular number lines separate the plain |
| rate | A certain amount of something |
| rate of change | A rate that describes how one quantity changes in relation to another |
| slope | The rate of change between any two points on a line |
| unit rate | A rate with 1 in the denominator |
| unit ratio | A unit rate where the denominator is one unit |
| x-axis | The horizontal number line in a coordinate plane |
| x-coordinate | The first number of an ordered pair |
| y-axis | The vertical number line on a coordinate plane |
| y-coordinate | The second number of an ordered pair |