Question | Answer |
power | a number expressed using exponents |
base | in a power, the number used as a factor |
factor | two or more numbers that are multiplied together to form a product |
exponent | in a power the number that tells how many times the base is used as a factor |
exponential form | numbers written with exponents |
standard form | numbers written without exponents |
squared | a number multiplied by itself |
cubed | a product in which the number is a factor three times |
perfect square | numbers whose square roots are whole numbers |
square root | one of the two equal factors of a number |
radical sign | the symbol used to indicate a non-negative square root |
scientific notation | the product of a number at least 1 but less than 10, and a power of ten |
properties | statements that are true for any number or variable |
commutative property | the order in which two numbers added or multiplied does not change their sum or product |
associative property | the way in which three numbers are grouped when they are added or multiplied does not change their sum or product |
identity property | the sum of an addend and zero is the addend; the product of a factor and one is the factor |
inverse property | the result of two real numbers that when combined will result in the identity element |
distributive property | to multiply a sum by a number, multiply each addend of the sum by the number outside the parentheses |
zero property | any number multiplied by zero is zero AKA multiplicative property of zero) |