Basic Algebra Vocabulary
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| Algebra | A math that uses numbers and variables to represent relationships and has rules to solve for the unknown or changing amounts represented by the variables.
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| Whole Number | O, 1, 2, 3.... The positive numbers and zero with no fractions or decimals.
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| Natural or Counting Numbers | 1, 2, 3... The positive numbers with no fractions or decimals.
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| Integers | ...-3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3... The positive and negative whole numbers.
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| Real Numbers | All positive and negative numbers including all decimals and fractions.
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| Rational Numbers | All positive and negative numbers except non-terminating, non-repeating decimals.
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| Irrational Numbers | Non-terminating, non-repeating decimals.
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| x-axis | The horizontal line on a coordintate plane. It shows the x values.
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| y-axis | The vertical line on a coordinate plane. It shows the y values.
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| y-intercept | Where a function hits the y axis.
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| x-intercept | Where a function hits the x axis. (Also called zeroes or roots.)
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| Function | A set of ordered pairs where every x value has only one y value. In a graph any vertical line will only hit the graph once.
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| Relation | Any set of ordered pairs.
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| Zeroes | In an equation, the values that make the function equal zero. On the graph, where the function hits the x-axis. (Also called the roots.)
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| Expression | A statement in math that does not have an equal sign or an inequality sign. Example: 2x^3+4x+2 or 3(4x+2).
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| Equation | A math statement that says one expression is equal to another. Ex: 3x+4=3
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| Inequality | A statement in math that says one expression is greater than or less than another expression. Ex: 2x > 3
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