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MOD 5 VOCAB
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Counterexample | A statement or example that shows a conjecture is false. |
| Cube Root | One of three equal factors of a number. If a to the 3 power=b, then a is the cube root of b. The cube root of 64 is 4 since 4 to the 3 power= 64. |
| Inverse Operation | Pairs of operation that undo each other. Addition and subtraction are inverse operations. Multiplication and division are inverse operations. |
| Irrational Number | A number that cannot be expressed as the ratio a/b, where a and b are integers and b = line through it 0. |
| Natural Numbers | The set of numbers used for counting. |
| Perfect Cube | A number whose cube root is an integer. 27 is a perfect cube because its root is 3. |
| Perfect Square | A number whose square root is a whole number. 25 is a perfect square because its square root is 5. |
| Principle Square Root | The positive square root of a number. |
| Radical Sign | The symbol used to indicate a positive square root, division bar. |
| Real Number | The set of rational numbers together with the set of irrational numbers. |
| Square Root | One of the two equal factors of a number. If a to the second power = b, then a is the square root of b. A square root of 144 is 12 since 12 to the second power = 144. |
| Truncating | A process of approximating a decimal number by eliminating all decimal places past a certain point without rounding. |