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Module 4 vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Absolute value | The distance between a number and zero on a number line |
| Integer | Any number from the set {…,-4, -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, …} where … means continuous without end. |
| Negative integer | A number that is less than zero. It is written with a - sign. |
| Opposites | Two integers are opposites if they are represented on the number line by points that are the same distance from zero, but on opposite sides of zero. The sum of two opposites is zero. |
| Positive integer | A number that is greater than zero. It can be written with or without a + sign. |
| Quadrants | The four regions in a coordinate plane separated by the x-axis and y-axis. |
| Rational number | A number that can be written as a fraction. |
| Reflection | The mirror image produced by flipping over a line. |
| Coordinate Plane | A plane in which a horizontal number line and vertical line intersect at their zero points. |
| Inequality | A mathematical sentence indicating that two quantities are not equal |
| Ordered pair | A pair of numbers used to locate a point on the coordinate plane. The ordered pair is written in the form (x-coordinate,y-coordinate). |
| Origin |