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Week #4
Numerical Represenations
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| absolute Value | the distance a number is away from zero |
| integer | a set of whole numbers and their opposites |
| opposite | two integers that are equal distance form zero but on opposite sides of zero |
| rational number | can be written as a fractions, as a terminating decimal or as a repeating decimal |
| subset | a set of which all the elements are also contained in another larger set |
| whole number | a positive counting number starting from zero |
| positive number | a number greater than zero |
| negative number | a number less than zero |
| zero pair | a positive and negative that have a sum of zero, so they are eliminated |
| elevation | a distance above or below a point of reference |