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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. If a=b, then a is the cube root of b. |
| Inverse operations | Pairs of operations that undo each other. Addition and subtraction are inverse operations. Multiplication and division are inverse operations |
| irrational number | A number that cannot be expressed as the ratio a/b, where a and b are integers. |
| natural numbers | The set of numbers used for counting. |
| perfect cube | A number whose cube root as a 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 it's 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 two equal factors of a number. If a=b, then a is the square root of b. |
| truncating | A process of approximating a decimal number by eliminating all decimal places past a certain point without rounding. |