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8th Grade Math Big Vocabulary

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Absolute Value   a numbers distance from zero  
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Bivariate Data   In statistics, data that has two variables  
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Equivalent Expression   two or more expressions that have the same values for all values of the variables  
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Irrational Number   a number that cannot be expressed as a ratio of two integers or as a repeating or terminating decimal  
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Line of Best Fit   a straight line that comes closest to the points on a scatter plot  
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Perfect Square   a number that has integers as its square roots  
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Real Number   a rational or irrational number  
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Scatter Plot   A graph with points plotted to show a possible relationship between two sets of data  
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Scientific Notation   A method of writing very large or very small numbers by using powers of 10  
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Square Root   a number that is multiplied by itself to form a product  
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Diameter   a line segment that passes through the center of a circle and has endpoints on the circle, or the length of that segment  
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Hypotenuse   In a right triangle, the side opposite the right angle  
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Parallel Lines   Lines in a plane that do not intersect  
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Pythagorean Theorem   in a right triangle, the square of the length of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the lengths of the legs  
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Scale Factor   a ratio used to enlarge or reduce similar figures  
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Similar   figures with the same shape but not necessarily the same size  
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Transformation   a change in the size or position of a figure  
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Transversal   a line that intersects two or more lines  
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Triangle Sum Theorem   The theorem that states that the measures of the angles in a triangle add up to 180 degrees  
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Volume   The number of cubic units needed to fill a given space  
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Domain of a Function   the set of all possible input values of a function  
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Function   an input-output relationship that has exactly one output for each input  
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Like Term   two or more terms that have the same variables raised to the same power  
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Linear Equation   An equation whose solutions form a straight line on a coordinate plane  
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Linear Function   A function whose graph is a straight line  
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Range of a Function   the set of all output values of a function  
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Rate of Change   a ratio that compares the amount of change in a dependent variable to the amount of change in an independent variable  
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Simplify   to perform all possible operations, including combining like terms; to write a fraction or expression in simplest terms  
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Slope   a measure of the steepness of a ling on a graph; the rise divided by the run  
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Term   the parts of an expression that are added or subtracted  
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