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Mixed number
Definition
The sum of a whole number and a fraction.
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Line Segment
Definition
Part of a line with endpoints.
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Intersction
Definition
Two lines which cross.
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Parallel Lines
Definition
Two lines which do not meet.
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Perpendicular
Definition
Two lines which cross at a right angle.
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Right Angle
Definition
A 90 degree or square angle.
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Straight Angle
Definition
A 180 degree angle, comprised of two right angles. Formed at straight lines.
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Acute Angle
Definition
An angle less than 90 degrees.
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Obtuse Angle
Definition
An angle greater than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees.
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Polygon
Definition
Simple, closed, flat geometric figures whose sides are line segments.
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Triangle
Definition
Polygons with 3 sides and vertices.
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Quadrilateral
Definition
Polygons with 4 sides and vertices.
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Pentagon
Definition
Polygons with 5 sides and vertices.
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Hexagon
Definition
Polygons with 6 sides and vertices.
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Heptagon
Definition
Polygons with 7 sides and vertices.
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Octogon
Definition
Polygons with 8 sides and vertices
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Nonagon
Definition
Polygons with 9 sides and vertices.
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Decagon
Definition
Polygons with 10 sides and vertices.
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Undecagon
Definition
Polygons with 11 sides and vertices.
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Dodecagon
Definition
Polygons with 12 sides and vertices.
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Concave Polygon
Definition
A polygon with an indention or cave.
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Convex Polygon
Definition
A polygon without an indention or cave.
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Equilateral Polygon
Definition
All sides of the polygon have the same length.
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Equiangular Polygon
Definition
All angles of the polygon have the same measure.
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Regular Polygon
Definition
All angles and sides of the polygon have the same measure.
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Right Triangle
Definition
Triangles with a right angle.
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Obtuse Triangle
Definition
Triangles with an obtuse angle.
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Acute Triangle
Definition
Triangles where all angles are acute.
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Equiangular Triangle
Definition
The measures of all angles in the triangle are equal.
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Isosceles Triangle
Definition
A triangle in which two sides are the same length.
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Equilateral Triangle
Definition
A triangle in which all sides are the same length.
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Scalene Triangle
Definition
A triangle in which no sides have the same length.
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Sum of all of the angles in a triangle.
Definition
180 degrees
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Parallelogram
Definition
A quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides.
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Trapezoid
Definition
A quadrilateral with exactly two parallel sides.
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Rhombus
Definition
An equilateral parallelogram.
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Rectangle
Definition
A parallelogram with 4 right angles.
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Square
Definition
A rhombus with 4 right angles.
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Perimeter
Definition
The distance around.
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Radius
Definition
The distance from the center of the circle.
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Diameter
Definition
Twice the length of the radius.
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Circumference
Definition
The perimeter of a circle.
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Pi
Definition
3.14
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Irrational Number
Definition
A number with an indefinite amount of digits which do not repeat.
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Number
Definition
An idea.
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Numeral
Definition
A single digit or collection of symbols used to express the idea of a particular number.
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Natural/Counting Numbers
Definition
{1,2,3...}
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Positive Real Number
Definition
Any number greater than zero.
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Whole Numbers
Definition
{0,1,2,3...}
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Negative Real Number
Definition
Any number less than zero.
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Signed Numbers
Definition
Positive and negative numbers.
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Number Line
Definition
Used as a graphic aid when discussing signed numbers to see their location compared to others.
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Graph of a Number
Definition
The dot on a number line representing a number.
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Reciprocal/ Multiplicative Inverse
Definition
Flipping over a fraction. Usually used when dividing.
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Addend
Definition
Each of the numbers being added.
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Sum
Definition
The answer to an addition problem.
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Minuend
Definition
The first number in a subtraction problem.
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Subtrahend
Definition
The second number in a subtraction problem.
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Difference
Definition
The answer to a subtraction problem.
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Factor
Definition
Each of the numbers being multiplied.
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Product
Definition
The answer to a multiplication problem.
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Dividend
Definition
The first number in a division problem.
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Divisor
Definition
The second number in a division problem.
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Quotient
Definition
The answer to a division problem.
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Numerator
Definition
The top number in a fraction.
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Denominator
Definition
The bottom number in a fraction
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Unit Multipliers
Definition
Fractions used to convert fractions.
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Integers
Definition
{...-3,-2,-1,0,1,2,3...}
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Absolute Value
Definition
How far away a number is from zero.
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Opposite
Definition
The same digit(s) with the opposite sign.
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Origin
Definition
The zero point on a number line.
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Commutative Property
Definition
The order of numbers may be changed, but the answer will remain unchanged.
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When adding one negative and one positive number...
Definition
Take the sign of the larger number.
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When multiplying two negatives...
Definition
The answer will be positive.
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When multiplying two numbers with unlike signs...
Definition
The answer will be negative.
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Anything to the power of zero is...
Definition
One
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Area
Definition
The number of square units contained within a figure.
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Square Unit
Definition
A square having sides that measure one unit in length.
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Area of a Recatngle
Definition
Area=Length*Width
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Area of a Square
Definition
Area=Length of a side squared
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Altitude/Height
Definition
The perpendicular distance from either the base of a triangle or an extension of the base to the opposite vertex.
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Are of a Circle
Definition
Area=Pi times the squared radius
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Area of a Triangle
Definition
Area=Base*Height/2
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Area of a Parallelogram
Definition
Area=Length*Width
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Area of a Trapazoid
Definition
A= [(b1+b2)/2]Height
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Inverse Operations
Definition
When one operation will undo another.
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Undefined/Indeterminate
Definition
The answer to something being divided by zero.
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Symbols of Inclusion
Definition
Parentheses, brackets, braces, and/or bars.
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Order of Operation
Definition
Parentheses and grouping symbols, exponents and roots, multiplication and division, addition and subtraction.
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Numerical Expression
Definition
A numeral representing only one number.
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Value
Definition
The one number a numerical expression represents.
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Algebraic/Mathematical Expression
Definition
An expression with letters used to represent unknown numbers.
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Variables/Unknowns
Definition
Letters used to represent unknown numbers.
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Constant
Definition
Numerals whose values don't change.
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Geometric Solids
Definition
Geometric figures with three dimensions.
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Right Geometric Solids
Definition
Geometric solids with sides that have right angles to the base.
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Base (Geometry)
Definition
The "bottom" of a solid.
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Right Prism
Definition
When the bases of a right solid are polygons.
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Surface Area
Definition
The total area of all the exposed surfaces of the geometric solid. SA= Twice the area of the base plus the lateral surface area.
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Lateral Surface Area
Definition
The total area of the "sides" of a geometric solid. LA= Two times the perimeter of the base times the height.
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Indicated Product
Definition
The form in which the variable and constants are written in an expression indicates that the are to be multiplied.
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Coefficient
Definition
An one factor of an expression or any product of factors of an expression.
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Term
Definition
Another name for an algebraic expression with one variable or constant, is the indicated product or quotient of variables or constants, and is the indicated product or quotient of expressions which contain variables or constants.
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Distributive Property
Definition
For any real numbers:
a(b+c)=ab+ac
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Like Terms
Definition
Terms which have the same variables to the same exponent.
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Base (Algebra)
Definition
The number which is to a certain exponent and actually being multiplied by itself x number of times.
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Exponent
Definition
The number written in the superscript which indicates how many times the exponent is to be multiplied by itself.
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Exponential Notation
Definition
Shorthand notation of say one number multiplied by itself x number of times.
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Root
Definition
Dividing a number by another number x number of times. (*winces*)
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Radical Sign
Definition
The sign used to express roots.
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Radicand
Definition
The number under the radical sign.
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Index
Definition
The number "sitting" on the radical sign.
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Volume
Definition
The number of cubic units contained in the geometric solid.
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Cubic Unit
Definition
A cube having edges that measure on unit in length.
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Cube
Definition
A geometric figure that has six identical square faces.
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Product Rule of Exponents
Definition
When multiplying two numbers, add the exponents.
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Numerical Expression
Definition
A meaningful arrangement of numerals and symbols that designate specific operations.
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Equation/Algebraic Statement
Definition
An algebraic phrase with an equal sign.
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Inequality
Definition
When the two sides of an equation, separated by an equal sign, are not equal.
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Conditional Equation
Definition
An equation whose truth or falsity is conditional on the number used as a replacement for x.
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Solution/Root
Definition
The replacement value of a variable which satisfies the equation.
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Equivalent Equations
Definition
Equations which every solution of both is the same.
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Additive Property of Equality
Definition
If: a+b and b=c, Then: a=c
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Multiplicative Property of Equality
Definition
If: a=b Then: ac=bc and ca=cb
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Function
Definition
The substitute for x in a functional notation.
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Functional Notation
Definition
An algebraic expression in which a function is to be inserted.
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Prime Number
Definition
A natural number whose only factors are one and itself.
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Composite Number
Definition
A natural number which has more factors than one and itself.
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Numerical Factor
Definition
Factors which are numbers. (No way, right?)
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Literal/Algebraic Factor
Definition
Factors which are letters.
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Greatest Common Factor
Definition
The product of all prime algebraic factors common to every term, each to the highest power that it occurs in all of the terms.
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Factoring
Definition
The process of writing an indicated sum as a product of factors.
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Rational Expressions
Definition
Expressions which contain fractions.
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Solution of the Inequality
Definition
The number that replaces the variable in an inequality and makes it true.
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Ratio
Definition
Another word for a fraction.
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Trichotomy Axiom
Definition
A property with three possibilities:
1. a is greater than b
2. a is equal to b
3. a is lesser than b
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Quotient Rule of Exponents
Definition
When dividing two numbers, subtract the exponents.
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What is the main goal of algebra?
Definition
To isolate and find x.
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Least Common Multiple
Definition
The smallest number that can be divided evenly by each of a group specified numbers.
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Rule For Adding Fractions with Equal Denominators
Definition
Fractions with equal denominators are added by adding the numerators algebraically and recording the sum over a single denominator.
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Denominator-Numerator Same-Quantity Rule
Definition
1. The same quantity can be added to both sides of an equation.
2. Every term on both sides of an equation can be multiplied/divided by the same quantity.
3. The denominator and numerator of a fraction can be multiplies by the same quantity.
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Range
Definition
The difference between the smallest and biggest numbers.
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Median
Definition
The middle number.
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Mode
Definition
The quantity which appears most often in a set.
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Mean
Definition
The average of a set of numbers.
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Bimodal
Definition
Two modes.
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Conjunction
Definition
Describes a statement of two conditions, both of which must be met.
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Base (Percents)
Definition
The part of a percentage problem indicated by "of".
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Percentage
Definition
The part of a percentage problem indicated by "is".
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Rate (Percents)
Definition
The equation found using the base and percentage.
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Polynomial
Definition
An algebraic expression with one or more variables having only terms with real number coefficients and whole number powers of the variables.
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Monomial
Definition
A polynomial of one term.
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Binomial
Definition
A polynomial of two terms.
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Trinomial
Definition
A polynomial of three terms.
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Degree of a Term
Definition
The sum of the exponents in a term.
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Degree of a Polynomial
Definition
The degree of the highest-degree term.
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Independent Variable
Definition
The variable which you assign a value.
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Dependent Variable
Definition
The variable which depends on the independent variable's value.
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Ordered Pair
Definition
(x,y)
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X Axis
Definition
The horizontal axis.
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Y Axis
Definition
The vertical axis.
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Rectangular Coordinate System
Definition
A graph with four quadrants.
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Abscissa
Definition
The x coordinate.
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Ordinate
Definition
The y coordinate.
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Linear Equation
Definition
A first-degree polynomial equation in one or more variables.
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Overall Average
Definition
The sum of all the numbers divided by the number of numbers.
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Power Rule for Exponents
Definition
When putting a number with an exponent to another exponent, multiply the exponents.
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Substitution Axiom
Definition
If two expressions a and b are of equal value, a=b, then a may replace b or vice versa in any expression without changing the value of the expression, the truth/falsity of the statement, or the solution set of the equation or inequality.
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