Term | Definition |
coordinate plane | A plane formed by two intersecting perpendicular number lines used to help locate the position of any point on a map or graph. |
x axis | The horizontal axis of a coordinate plane. |
y axis | The vertical axis of a coordinate plane. |
quadrant I | The upper right quadrant of a coordinate plane (+,+). |
quadrant II | The upper left quadrant of a coordinate plane (-,+). |
quadrant III | The lower left quadrant of a coordinate plane (-,-). |
quadrant IV | The lower right quadrant of a coordinate plane (+,-). |
independent variable | The input numbers of a function. The x values. |
multiplicative inverse | The number that when multiplied by a given number results in a product of one. It is also called the reciprocal. |
coefficient | The numerical factor of a term. The number in front of a variable. |
identity | An equation that is true for every value of the variable. |
null set | A set that contains nothing. It is also called the empty set. |
equation | A mathematical sentence stating that two expressions are equal. |
expression | A mathematical combination of numbers, variables, and operations. |
product | The answer to a multiplication problem. |
factor | One of the numbers or variables being multiplied. |
quotient | The answer in a division problem. |
variable | The unknown number represented by a letter of the alphabet. |
properties. | A statement that is true all of the time. |
one step equations | An equation containing only one operation. |
two step equations | An equation containing two operations. |
multi-step equations | An equation containing many operations. |
reciprocal | A fraction that has been turned upside down,. It is also called the multiplicative inverse. |