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Mod 5 Vocab
MOD 5 VOCAB STUDY
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Counterexample | a statement or example that shows a conjecture is false |
| cube root | one of the three equal factors of a number. If a^3=b, than a is the cube root of b. the cube root of 64 is 4 since 4^3=64 |
| Inverse operations | pairs of operations that undo each other. Addition and subtraction are Inverse operations. multiplication and division are Inverse operations |
| irrational number | a number that can't be expressed as a fraction |
| natural numbers | the set of numbers used for counting |
| perfect cube | a number whose cube root is an integer |
| Perfect square | the number whose square root is an whole number |
| principal square root | the positive square root of a number |
| radical sign | the symbol used to indicate a positive square root |
| real numbers | the set of rational numbers together with the set of irrational |
| square root | one of the 2 equal factors of a numbers |
| truncating | a process of approximating a demical by eliminating all demical places past a certain point without rounding |