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Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| counter example | A statement or example that shows a conjecture is false |
| cube root | one of three equal factors of a number. if a to the 3rd power equals b, then a is cube root of b |
| inverse operations | Pairs of operations that undo each other addition/subtraction is inverse operations |
| irrational number | a number that can not be expressed as the ratio a/b, where a and b are integers and b doesn't equal 0 |
| natural number | 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 |
| 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 numbers together with the set of irrational numbers |
| square root | one of two equal factors of a number. if a to the second power equals b, then a is the square root of 3 |
| truncating | the process of approximating a decimal number by eliminating all decimal places past a certain point without rounding |