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PA Vocab Ch1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| conjecture | An educated guess. |
| inductive reasoning | Reasoning based on a pattern of examples or past events. |
| evaluate | Find the numerical value of an expression. |
| numerical expression | A combination of numbers and operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. |
| order of operations | Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication and Division, Addition and Subtraction |
| algebraic expression | An expression that contains sums and/or products of variables and numbers. |
| variable | A placeholder for any value. |
| defining a variable | Choosing a variable and a quantity for the variable to represent in an equation. |
| properties | Statements that are true for any number. |
| counterexample | An example that shows a conjecture is not true. |
| deductive reasoning | The process of using facts, properties, or rules to justify reasoning or reach valid conclusions. |
| simplify | To write an expression in a simpler form. |
| equation | A mathematical sentence that contains an equals sign (=). |
| solution | A value for the variable that makes an equation true. |
| solving the equation | The process of finding a solution to an equation. |
| coordinate plane | Formed by the intersection of two number lines that meet at right angles at their zero points |
| ordered pair | A pair of numbers used to locate any point on a coordinate plane. |
| origin | The point at which the number lines intersect in a coordinate system. |
| x-axis | The horizontal number line which helps to form the coordinate plane. |
| x-coordinate | The first number of an ordered pair. |
| y-axis | The vertical number line which helps to form the coordinate plane. |
| y-coordinate | The second number of an ordered pair. |
| graph | A dot at the point that corresponds to an ordered pair on a coordinate plane. |
| domain | The set of all x-coordinates from each pair. |
| range | The range of a relation is the set of all y-coordinates from each ordered pair. |
| relation | A set of ordered pairs. |