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mod 5 vocab
mod 5 voacb
| 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 | Paris of operations that undo each other. Addition and subtraction are inverse operations. |
| irrational number | A number that cannot be expressed at the ratio where a and b are integers. |
| natural numbers | The set of numbers used for counting. |
| perfect cube | A number whose cube root is an integer. |
| Perfect square | A number whose sqauare root is a whole number. |
| Principle 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 numbers that can be written in the form where a and b are integers. |
| 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 points without rounding. |