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mod 5 vocab
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Counterexample | A statement or example that shows a conjecture is false |
| cube root | One of the three equal factors of a number |
| inverse operations | Pairs of operations that undo each other |
| Irrational number | A number that cannot be be expressed as a ratio |
| natural numbers | A set of numbers used for counting |
| perfect cube | A number whose cube root is an integer. |
| perfect square | A 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 number | The set of rational numbers together with the set of irrational numbers |
| square root | One of 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 |