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Vocabulary Test 2
Understanding Math Words
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Mathematics
7th Grade
12/01/2011

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Term
Integer
Definition
Any Number in the set ...123...
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Positive interger
Definition
An interger greater than 0
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Negative integer
Definition
An integer less than 0.
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Additive inverse
Definition
The opposite of an integer. The sum of an integer plus its additive inverse is 0.
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Opposites
Definition
2 integers are opposite if they are respresentative on the number line by points that are the same distance from 0, but opposite sides. The sum of 2 opposites is 0.
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Absolute value
Definition
The distance the number is from 0 on a number line.
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Graph
Definition
The process of placing a point on a number line at its proper location.
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Quandrant
Definition
1 of the 4 regions into which 2 perpindicular number lines of the coordinate plane separate the plane.
Term
Ordered pairs
Definition
An ordered pair is written
x-coordinate then y-coordinate. A pair of numbers to locate a point in the coordinate plane.
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Coordinate plane
Definition
Coordinate grid. A place in which a horizontal line and vertical line intersect at their points.
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y-axis
Definition
The vertical line in a coordinate plane.
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x-axis
Definition
The horizontal line in a coordinate plane.
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x-coordinate
Definition
1st number of an ordered pair. Cooresponds to number on x-axis.
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y-coordinate
Definition
2nd number of an ordered pair. Corresponds to y-axis.
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Origin
Definition
The points at which the x-axis and y-axis intersect in a coordinate plane.
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