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| The Variable whose value is determined by the value of another variable. In an ordered pair, the variable occurring second |
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| In a function, the independent variable is the input variable. The variable occurring first in an ordered pair |
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| A replacement value for a variable in a function or relation. The first number in an ordered pair. The set of all possible input values is the domain of a function. |
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| Used to describe the result of applying a function or relationship rule to an input value. When the function is represented by a function machine the output is the number that comes out of the machine. |
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| A relationship in which for each input there is exactly one output. Y=x^2 is a function because each input for x determines one output. x^2 + y^2 = 25 is not a function, because when x=4,y= 3 or -3 |
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| An equation with at least one variable of degree one and no variables of degree greater than one. ax+by=c is the standard form of a linear equation. |
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| A point where the a graph intersects the y-axis |
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| A point where a graph intersects the x-axis. |
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| The set of possible values for the independent variable or the set of possible input values |
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| The set of possible outputs (y-intercepts) for a function. |
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| The difference between consecutive terms of an arithmetic sequence |
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| Another name for the multiplier |
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| a single number,variable or product of numbers and variables. A monomial is a term |
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| In a sequence, a number that gives the position of a term in the sequence. |
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| A polynomial function of degree one or zero, with general equation f(x)=a(x-h)+k. |
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| A line that the graph of a curve approaches so that the distance between the graph and the line gets as small as you wish. |
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| In a general equation, where x and y represent the in/out put of the function, other variables are reffered to ass parameters |
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