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Chapter 20
Algebra: Explore Negative Numbers and Graphing
vocabulary | definitions |
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Zero | None |
Number Line | A line with equally-spaced marks named by numbers |
Degrees Fahrenheit | A standard unit for measuring temperature in the customary system |
Degrees Celsius | A standard unit for measuring temperature in the metric system |
Negative Numbers | All numbers to the left of zero on the number line |
Positive Numbers | All numbers to the right of zero on the number line |
Opposites | Integers that are the same distance, but in opposite directions, from zero on the number line |
Inequality | A number sentence that shows two quantities are not equal |
Ordered pairs | A pair of numbers used to locate a point on a coordinate grid |
x-axis | The horizontal line on a coordinate grid |
y-axis | The vertical line on a coordinate grid |
x-coordinate | The first number in an ordered pair that tells the distance to move horizontally |
y-coordinate | The second number in an ordered pair that tells the distance to move vertically |