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11/06/2009

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Term
absolute value
Definition
The distance the number is from zero on a number line.
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additive inverse
Definition
The opposite of an integer. The sum of an integer and its additive inverse is zero.
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coordinate grid
Definition
A plane in which a horizontal # line and a vertical # line intersect at their zero points. Also called a coordinate plane.
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coordinate plane
Definition
A plane in which a horizontal # line and a vertical # line intersect at their zero points.
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graph
Definition
The process of placing a point on a number line at its proper location.
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integer
Definition
The whole # and their opposites.
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negative integer
Definition
Integers less than zero.
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opposite
Definition
Two integers are opposites if they are represented on the number line by points that are the same distance from zero, but on opposite sides of zero. The sum of two opposites is zero.
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ordered pair
Definition
A pair of #'s used to locate a point in the coordinate plane. An ordered pair is written in the form of x-coordinate, y-coordinate
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origin
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The point at which the x-axis and the y-axis intersect in a coordinate plane.
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positive integer
Definition
An integer that is greater than zero.
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quadrant
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One of 4 regions into which the 2 perpendicular # lines of the coordinate plane seperate the plane.
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x-axis
Definition
The horizontal # line in a coordinate plane.
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x-coordinate
Definition
The first # of an ordered pair. It corresponds to a number on the x-axis.
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y-axis
Definition
The vertical # line in a coordinate plane.
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y-coordinate
Definition
The second # of an ordered pair. It corresponds to a # on the y-axis.
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