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Mod 5 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| counterexample | a statement that shows a conjecture is false |
| cube root | one of three equal factors of a number |
| inverse operation | Pairs of operations that undo each other. Addition and subtraction are inverse |
| irrational number | A number that cannot be expressed as a ratio |
| natural number | 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 that can be written in the form a/b b cant be 0 |
| square root | one of two equal factors of a number |
| truncating | a process of aproximating a number by eliminating all places after a certain point without rounding |