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Module 5 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Counterexample | A statement or example that shows a conjecture is false. |
| Cube root | One of three equal factors a number. The cube root of 64 is 4 because 4^3=64. |
| Inverse operations | Pairs of operations that undo each other. Addition and subtraction are inverse operations. |
| Irrational number | A number that cannot be expressed as the ratio a/b. |
| Natural numbers | The sets of numbers used for counting. |
| Perfect cube | A number whose cube root is an integer. 27 is a perfect cube because its cube root is 3. |
| Perfect square | A number whose square root is a whole number. 25 is a perfect square because its square root is 5. |
| 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. A square root of 144 is 12 since 12^2=144. |
| Truncating | A process of approximating a decimal number by eliminating all decimal places past a certain point without rounding. |