Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Roots and Exponents
Unit 1 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Base (of a power) | the (big) number used in repeated multiplication/division |
| Exponent | A number that tells you how many times you multiply a number by itself. |
| Square of a Number | A number that us raised to the second power. ... (when you multiply that number by itself) |
| Square Root of a Number | A number that, when multiplied by itself, gives the original number. |
| Cube of a number | A number that is raised to the third power. ... (when you multiply that number by itself three times) |
| Cube Root of a Number | a number that, when multiplied by itself 3 times, gives the original number |
| ± | tells you one value is positive and one value is negative (example: ±3 = 3 and -3 |
| Power | Refers to the exponent. (A term that uses an exponent) |
| Exponential Numbers | numbers that contain exponents |
| Rational Numbers | A number that can be written as a fraction or its opposite. The decimal form either terminates or repeats. |
| Irrational Numbers | A number that cannot be written as a fraction. The decimal form does not terminate or does not have a repeating pattern. |
| Area | The measurement of the space within a 2D shape. |
| Volume | The measurement of space in a 3D solid. |
| Exponent Form | A term that uses exponent - a number written with a power such as 2 to the 5th power |
| Expanded Form | When we write a number with a power or exponent as a multiplication expression such as 2 to th e 5th power written as 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 |
Created by:
fordy7
Popular Math sets