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Stack #4611978
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| counterexample | a statement or example that shows a conjecture is false |
| cube root | one of three equal values in a number |
| inverse operations | pairs of operations that undo each other such as addition and subtraction |
| irrational numbers | a number that cannot be expressed as a ratio a/b where a and b are integers and b cannot =0 |
| natural numbers | the set of numbers used for counting |
| perfect cube | a cube 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 make 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 estimating a decimal number by eliminating all decimal places past a certain point without rounding. |