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Core Plus Vocabulary
Exponents, Scientific Notation, and Classifying Numbers
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Exponent | A number used to describe repeated multiplication. |
| Base | The number that is raised to an exponent. When determining the value of a power, the exponent tells you how many times the base should be multiplied. |
| Power of Ten | A number written in the form 10^n, where n represents the number of times 10 is multiplied. |
| Factor | A number that is multiplied by another number to get a product. |
| Scientific Notation | A way to write very large or very small numbers. In scientific notation, a number between 1 and 10 is multiplied by a power of 10. |
| Product | the result you get when you multiply two or more numbers or quantities together. |
| Cube Root | The number that can be cubed to get n, written as 3√n . The cube root also describes the edge length of a cube with a volume of n. |
| Radical Symbol | the symbol √ used to represent a root of a number |
| Radicand | the number or expression written underneath a radical (root) symbol |
| Square Root | A positive number that can be squared to get n. Written as √n . The square root is also the side length of a square with an area of n. |
| Perfect Cube | The cube of an integer is called a perfect cube. |
| Rational Number | A number that can be written as a fraction of two integers, where the denominator is not zero. |
| Perfect Square | The square of an integer is called a perfect square. |
| Irrational Number | A number that cannot be written as a fraction of two integers, where the denominator is not zero. |
| Integers | The set of numbers that includes negative and positive counting numbers. |
| Whole Number | the set of numbers that includes zero and positive counting numbers |
| Natural Number | the set of numbers that includes only positive counting numbers |