Term | Definition |
Constant | a term that does not contain a variable. (In 3x+4, the 4 is a constant.) |
Intersection | where two lines cross or where one line crosses one of the axes |
Reflection | a type of transformation involving a flip of the graphed figure |
Translation | a type of transformation involving a slide of the graphed figure |
Transformation | a change in position, size, or shape of a figure on a coordinate plane |
Variable | a symbol, usually a letter, used to represents a number |
Continuous | data whose input variable is graphed as connected points |
Dependent | can also be called output, y-axis, and range |
Discrete | data whose input variable only has certain values, graphed in unconnected, distinct points |
Domain | the set of all inputs of a function |
Function | an input value from the first set has only one output value in the second se |
Independent | can also be called input, x-axis, and domain |
Function Notation | f(x)=y |
Range | the set of all outputs of a function |
Coefficient | the numerical part of the term |
Distributive Property | for any numbers a, b, and c: a(b + c) = ab + ac |
Equation | a mathematical sentence showing two expressions are equal |
Inequality | mathematical sentences having the symbols <, >, ≤, or ≥ |
Inverse Operations | operations that undo each other |
Like Terms | terms that have the same variable and exponent |