The distance of the number

from zero on the number line.

Numbers that are the same distance

from zero on the number line,

but not opposite sides;

also called opposites.

Using the Distributive Property to add

the coefficients of like variable terms;

adding like terms of variable expressions.

A term that includes no variable part;

also called a constant.

In a funtion, the variable whose value depends on the value of another variable known

as the independent variable.

A statement of the equality

of two mathematical expressions.

Replacing each variable by its

value and then simplifying the

resulting numerical expression.

Refers to writing a polynomial as a product

of factors that are nonfactorable over the intergers.

To write the polynomial as a product

of other polynomials.

An equation of the form y=mx+b, where m

is the coefficient and b is a constance;

also called a linear equation in two variables

A literal equation

that states rules about measurements.

A relation in which no two ordered pairs

that have the same first coordinate

have different second coordinates.

To place a dot at the location given

by the ordered pair;

also called plotting a point in the plane.

The dot drawn at the coordinants

of the point in a plane.

The greatest common factor of two or more integers is the GCF of the coefficients

and the common variable factors.

In a function, the variable that varies independently and whose value determines the value

of the dependent variable.

An expression that contains the symbol

>, <, ≥ (is greater than or equal to),

or ≤ (is less than or equal to).

The decimal representation of an irrational number never repeats or terminates

and can only be approximated.

The smallest number that is a multiple of each

denominator in question.

The LCM of two or more numbers is the smallest

number that contains the prime factorizations of each number.

A number a is less than another number b,

written a < b on the number line.

Terms of a variable expression

that have the same variable part.

A number, a variable, or a product of numbers

and variables; a polynomial of one term.

A property of a line that

slants downward to the right.

A polynomial that does

not factor using only intergers.

The numerical part of a

variable term. When the

numerical coefficient is 1

or -1, the 1 is usually not written.

The polonomial created when

the sign of each term of the

original polynomial is changed.

Pair of numbers of the form

that can be used to identify

a point in the plane determined

by the axes ofa rectangular

coordinate system.

A set of rules that tell us in what order

to perform the operations

that occur in a numerical expression.

A trinomial that is a product

of a binomial and itself.

A variable expression in which

the terms are monomials.

Expressing a number as a product

of prime numbers.

A polynomial that is nonfactorable

over the integers.

The square of the hypotenuse of a right triangle

is equal to the sum of the squares of the two legs.

The quotient of two quatities

that have the same unit.

A fraction in which the numerator

or denominator is a polynomial.

A number that can be written in the form of a/b, where a and b are integers

and b is not equal to zero.

Fraction that results when the numerator

and the denominator of a fraction are interchanged.

The measure of the slant of a line.

The symbol for slope is m.

The slope-intercept form of an equation

of a straight line is y=mx+b.

A set of numbers, each element of which,

when substitued for the variable,

results in a true inequality.

In a variable term, the variable or variables

and their exponents.

A term composed of a numerical coefficient

and a variable part.