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Mod 5 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| counterexample | a statement or example that shows a conjecture is false |
| cube root | one of three equal factors of a number |
| inverse operations | pairs of operations that undo each other. Addition/multiplication and subtraction/ division are inverse operation. |
| irrational number | a number that cannot be expressed as a ratio a over b. |
| natural numbers | the set of numbers used for counting. |
| perfect cube | a number whose cube root is an integer. 27 is a perfect square cube because its cube root is 3 |
| perfect square | a number whose square root is a whole number. 25 is perfect square because its square root is 5. |
| principal square root | the positive square root of a number. |
| radical sign | the symbol used to indicate a positive square root. |
| real number | the set of rational number together with the set of irrational numbers. |
| square root | one of the two equal factors of a number. |
| truncating | a process of approximating a decimal number by eliminating all decimal places past a certain point without rounding. |