Term | Definition |
Y-axis | the vertical axis on a coordinate grid |
Quadrant | the four parts to a coordinate grid. |
Orgin | the point 0,0 on a coordinate grid |
Relation | a set of ordered pairs |
Funtion | a set of ordered pairs where the x's do not repeat. |
Domain | the x values to a set of ordered pairs |
X-axis | the horizontal axis on a coordinate grid |
Range | the y values to a set of ordered pairs |
Discribe | individual points that would not be connected when graphed because all real |
Continuous | an infinite number of points that are connect |
Ordered pair | a point in the form of x,y or x,f,x |
Varible | a letter used to represent a quantity in algebra. |
Vertical line test | a method used to determine if a graph is a function. |
Correlation | the trend for a set of data. it can be positive, negative, constant or no correlation |
independent variable | the x of the function. also called the domain. |
dependent variable | the y value of the function. also called the range. |
the symbol f(x) | means y. |
Evaluate | to solve |
commutative property | the order of the numbers change |
associative property | the groups change |
distributive property | the numbers in a sum or difference are both multiplied by the same value |
simplify | make the problem smaller by combining like terms. |
like terms | terms that have the same varuable or same variable with the same exponents. |
ratio | comparison of two quantities |
proportion | comparison of two ratios. |
inequality | an algerbraic expression that that uses the symbols <,> |