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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 |
| irrational number | A number that cannot be expressed as the ratio a/b |
| 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 of rational numbers together with the set of irrational numbers |
| 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 point without rounding |