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Math099
Math vocab def. and examples
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Counting Numbers | fundamental collection or set of numbers |
| What is another name for counting numbers? | Natural Numbers |
| What symbol is used to indicate a set of numbers? | Brackets |
| What does the three dots after 1,2,3 mean? | So on and so on a pattern without end. |
| Whole Numbers | natural numbers, together with the number 0 |
| What is an example of written natural numbers? | {0,1,2,3,....} |
| A debt can be expressed by what? | A negative number |
| What is an example of a negative number? | -20 |
| Variable | A number that represents a letter |
| Rational Numbers | A set of a rational number consists of all possible rations of the form a/b (a over b) |
| What kind of numbers are used for ratios? | Rational numbers |
| Undefined ratio | A ratio as 5/0 that does not represent any number. |
| Set Builder Notation | Form that rational numbers be listed or written |
| Integers | The whole numbers together with the negatives of the counting numbers form the set of integers. |
| How do you convert a rational number to a decimal form? | Divide the denominator into the numerator. |
| In what form does a rational number repeats indefinitely or terminates? | The decimal form |
| What is a number line? | A number line is a diagram that helps us visualize numbers and their relationships to each other. |
| What is an example of a number line? | The scale of a thermometer |
| Coordinates | The numbers corresponding to the points on the line |
| Unit | The distance between two consecutive integers |
| Origin | The |