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Vocabulary - Unit 2
Vocab. Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| integer | The number..., -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3,... consisting of the negative integers, zero, and the positive integers. |
| negative integer | Integers that are less than zero. |
| number line | a line with equal distances marked off to represent numbers |
| venn diagram | uses circles or ovals inside a rectangle to show a relationship of sets |
| positive integer | Integers that are greater than zero |
| whole number | The numbers 0, 1, 2, 3,... |
| rational number | A number that can be written a/b where a and b are integers and b does not equal 0 |
| absolute value | The absolute value of a number a is the distance between a and 0 on a number line. The symbol IaI represents the absolute value of a |
| coordinate | The number that corresponds to a point on a number line |
| comparison property | for any two numbers a and b, exactly one of the following sentences is true: a=b a |
| cross products | when two fractions are compared, the cross products of the terms on the diagonals |
| density property | between every pair of distinct rational numbers, there are infinitely many rational numbers |
| complex fraction | a fraction that contains a fraction in its numerator, denominator, or both |
| matrix | a rectangular arrangement of numbers in columns and rows. each number in a matrix are written m x n |
| dimensions of the matrix | if a matrix has m rows and n columns, |