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Chapter 1 math vocab
Integers
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Absolute Value | the absolute value of a number a is its distance from 0 on a numberline |
| Opposites | two numbers that have the same absolute value but different signs |
| Integer | the numbers…,-3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, consisting of the negitive, zero, and positive integers |
| Additive Inverse | the additive inverse of a number a is its opposite, -a |
| Natural Numbers | natural numbers are all positive integers from 1 to infinity. they do not include 0, - numbers, fractions, decimals. |
| Rational Numbers | a number that can be written as a quotient of 2 integers |
| Real Numbers | the set of all rational numbers and irrational numbers |
| Whole Numbers | Whole numbers are positive numbers, including zero, without any decimal or fractional parts. |
| Repeating Decimals | a decimal that has a digit or block of digits that repeats without end |
| Terminating Decimals | a decimal that has a final digit |