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Symbols&Setof#
Symbols and Sets of Numbers Vocabular: Beg. Alg.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a set? | Is a collection of Objects |
| What are the objects of sets usually called? | Members or Elements |
| Collection of objects | Set |
| Objects generally in a set | members or elements |
| Members or Elements | Objects in a set |
| Roster form | Just lists out elements of a set between two set brackets {january,june,july} |
| Just lists out of elements of a set between two set brackets | Roster form |
| Equal = | To notate that two expressions are equal to each, |
| = | Notates two expressions are equal |
| A < B | A is less than b |
| A is less than b | A <B |
| A>B | a is greater than b |
| Mathematical statement | uses the equality and inequality symbols shown above. Judged either true or false |
| Uses the equality and inequality symbols. | Mathematical statement |
| Natural or counting numbers | N= {1,2,3,4,5,6,7...} |
| N= {1,2,3,4,5,6,7...} | Natural or counting numbers |
| Whole Numbers | {0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7...} |
| {0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7...} | Whole numbers |
| Integers | Z= {...,-5,-4,-3,-2,-1,0,1,2,3,4,5...} |
| Z= {...,-5,-4,-3,-2,-1,0,1,2,3,4,5...} | Integers |
| Natural numbers and whole numbers are both subsets of what? | Integers |
| Rational Numbers | is a number that can be written as one integer over another |
| Is a number that can be written as one integer over another | Rational number |
| Natural numbers, whole numbers and integers are all subsets of what. | Rational numbers |
| Irrational numbers | Numbers that are not perfect roots, non-terminating, non-repeating decimals like Pi. |
| Real Numbers | Any number that belongs to either the rational numbers or irrational numbers would be considered this. Includes natural, whole and integers |
| Any number that belongs to either the rational numbers or irrational numbers would be considered this. Includes natural, whole and integers | Real numbers |
| Zero on the number line is called what? | Origin |
| origin | zero on a number line |
| Negative numbers | On the left of 0 |
| On the left of 0 | Negative Numbers |
| Positive Numbers | Located at the right of 0 |
| Located at the right of 0 | Positive number |
| 0 , zero | Does not belong to either groups. Neither negative or positive |
| Absolute value | Measures the distance that x is away from origin (0) |
| Measures the distance that x is away from origin (0) | Absolute value |
| 2.5 ? 1.5 Replace ? with either <,>, or = | 2.5>1.5 |