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| a symbol or a combination of symbols representing a value, relation, or the like. |
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| an expression or a proposition, often algebraic, asserting the equality of two quantities. |
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| a statement that two quantities are unequal, indicated by the symbol ≠; alternatively, by the symbol <, signifying that the quantity preceding the symbol is less than that following, or by the symbol >, signifying that the quantity preceding the symbol is greater than that following. |
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| to make less complex or complicated; make plainer or easier: to simplify a problem. |
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| the process of determining the answer to a problem. |
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| to work out the answer or solution to (a mathematical problem). |
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| a relation between two sets in which one element of the second set is assigned to each element of the first set, as the expression y = x 2 ; operator. |
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| The point where a line crosses the X-axis |
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| The point where a line crosses the X-axis |
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| The point where a line crosses the Y-axis |
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| Also called numerical value. the magnitude of a quantity, irrespective of sign; the distance of a quantity from zero. The absolute value of a number is symbolized by two vertical lines, as |3| or |−3| is equal to 3. |
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| the property that terms in an expression may be expanded in a particular way to form an equivalent expression. |
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| the act of conjoining; combination. |
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| the act of disjoining or the state of being disjoined: a disjunction between thought and action. |
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| any list, roll, or register |
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| A shorthand used to write sets, often sets with an infinite number of elements. |
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| A notation for representing an interval as a pair of numbers. The numbers are the endpoints of the interval. Parentheses and/or brackets are used to show whether the endpoints are excluded or included. |
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| A test use to determine if a relation is a function. A relation is a function if there are no vertical lines that intersect the graph at more than one point |
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| having the property that every subset is an open set. |
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| to have or take an inclined or oblique direction or angle considered with reference to a vertical or horizontal plane; slant. |
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| the set of values assigned to the independent variables of a function |
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| the set of all values attained by a given function throughout its domain. |
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| a symbol or number placed above and after another symbol or number to denote the power to which the latter is to be raised: The exponents of the quantities xn, 2m, y4, and 35 are, respectively, n, m, 4, and 5 |
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| the number that serves as a starting point for a logarithmic or other numerical system. |
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| one of two or more numbers, algebraic expressions, or the like, that when multiplied together produce a given product; a divisor: 6 and 3 are factors of 18. |
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| Also called nth root. a quantity that, when multiplied by itself a certain number of times, produces a given quantity: The number 2 is the square root of 4, the cube root of 8, and the fourth root of 16. |
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the process of determining the answer to a problem.
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the answer itself. |
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| a mathematical value intermediate between positive and negative values. |
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| each of the members of which an expression, a series of quantities, or the like, is composed, as one of two or more parts of an algebraic expression. |
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| consisting of one term only. |
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| consisting of or pertaining to three terms. |
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| involving the square and no higher power of the unknown quantity; of the second degree. |
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| plane curve formed by the intersection of a right circular cone with a plane parallel to a generator of the cone; the set of points in a plane that are equidistant from a fixed line and a fixed point in the same plane or in a parallel plane. Equation: y2 = 2px or x2 = 2py. |
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| a number or quantity that when multiplied by itself gives a given number or quantity |
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| the function that replaces another function when the dependent and independent variables of the first function are interchanged for an appropriate set of values of the dependent variable. |
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| amount of times number is multiplied by itslef |
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| the bottom or supporting part of anything |
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| . one of two or more numbers, algebraic expressions, or the like, that when multiplied together produce a given product |
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| a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics. |
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| used to represent negative numbers under radicals |
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| rate something changes at |
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| the reason im up making flashcards |
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| the logarithm with base 10 |
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| The natural logarithm is the logarithm to the base e, where e is an irrational and transcendental constant approximately equal to 2.718281828. |
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| the exponent of the power to which a base number must be raised to equal a given number; log: 2 is the logarithm of 100 to the base 10 (2 = log 10 100). |
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| of or pertaining to an exponent or exponents. |
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| a straight line approached by a given curve as one of the variables in the equation of the curve approaches infinity. |
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| a function that can be written as the quotient of two polynomials with integral coefficients |
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| the first coefficient in an equation |
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| closed plane curve consisting of all points at a given distance from a point within it called the center. Equation: x 2 + y 2 = r 2 . |
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| a plane curve formed by the intersection of a right circular cone with a plane parallel to a generator of the cone; the set of points in a plane that are equidistant from a fixed line and a fixed point in the same plane or in a parallel plane. Equation: y 2 = 2 px or x 2 = 2 py. |
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| a plane curve such that the sums of the distances of each point in its periphery from two fixed points, the foci, are equal. It is a conic section formed by the intersection of a right circular cone by a plane that cuts the axis and the surface of the cone. Typical equation: ( x 2 / a 2 ) + ( y 2 / b 2 ) = 1. If a = b the ellipse is a circle. |
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| the set of points in a plane whose distances to two fixed points in the plane have a constant difference; a curve consisting of two distinct and similar branches, formed by the intersection of a plane with a right circular cone when the plane makes a greater angle with the base than does the generator of the cone. Equation: x 2 /a 2 − y 2 /b 2 = ±1 |
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| a curve formed by the intersection of a plane with a right circular cone; an ellipse, a circle, a parabola, or a hyperbola. |
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| Geometry . (of a conic section) a point having the property that the distances from any point on a curve to it and to a fixed line have a constant ratio for all points on the curve. |
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| Geometry . a fixed line used in the description of a curve or surface. |
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