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7.1 Vocabulary
Instructional Algebra II
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| evaluate | to find the value of |
| fraction | a part of a whole |
| root | a number that when multiplied by itself (a certain number of times) produces the original number |
| exponent | the number of times a number is multiplied by itself |
| radical | an expression that uses a root, such as square root or cube root |
| rational | a number that can be written as a fraction of two integers |
| index | also known as the “power”, says how many times to multiply a number by itself |
| power | the number of times a number is multiple by itself |
| nth root | the radical symbol with a little n, a number multiplied by itself ‘n’ times to get the initial number |
| solve | to answer a math problem, to find the solution |
| expression | numbers, symbols, and operators (such as addition and multiplication) grouped together to show the value of something |
| equation | a statement that the values of two mathematical expressions are equal (indicated by a = sign) |
| surface area | the amount of space covering the outside of a three-dimensional shape |
| mass | a measurement of how much matter is contained in an object |
| constant | a fixed value |
| denominator | the bottom number in a fraction, shows how many equal parts the item is divided into |
| cube root | the factor that we multiply by itself three times to get that number |