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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 and subtraction are inverse operations, same with multiplication and division |
| irrational number | A number that cannot be expressed as the ratio a/b , where a and b are integers and b does not equal 0. |
| natural numbers | The set of numbers used for counting |
| perfect cube | A number whose cube root is an integer |
| perfect square | A number whose square root is a whole number |
| 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 if rational numbers together with a set if irrational numbers |
| square root | One of the 2 equal factors of a number |
| truncating | A process of approximating a decimal number by eliminating all decimal places past a certain point without rounding |