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Chapter 1
integer
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Absolute Value | The distance between a number and 0 on a number line; The absolute value of a number a is written as |a| Example: 5 |5| |
| Opposites | Two numbers that are the same distance from zero, but are on different sides of zero Example: -8 8 |
| Integer | The set of whole numbers and their opposites |
| Additive Inverse | The opposite of a number |
| Natural Numbers | whole numbers excluding 0 |
| Rational Numbers | A number be written as a/b where a and b are integers and b = 0 |
| Real Numbers | The set of all rational and irrational numbers |
| Whole Numbers | All positive numbers and zero |
| Repeating Decimals | A decimal that has a pattern that repeats |
| Terminating Decimals | A decimal that ends |