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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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1. All possible arrangements of a collection of things - where the order is important. The number of ______________ of n distinct objects is n






2. Positive and Negative Whole Numbers and 0. Examples: .... -3 - -2 - -1 - 0 - 1 - 2 - 3.....(Does not include fractions or decimals)






3. The sum of a number and its opposite is zero.






4. An equation whose answers are ordered pairs (x -y) and whose answers graph a straight line






5. Is the amount paid for borrowing or lending money






6. Terms that have identical variable parts raised to the same power






7. y = mx + b






8. operations that undo each other - such as addition and subtraction






9. To get a variable alone on one side of an equation or inequality in order to solve the equation or inequality






10. probability based on what happens when an experiment is actually done






11. special polyhedron with faces that are all squares






12. The point in the exact middle of a circle






13. The set of all the output (y-values) for a function






14. An equation that states that two ratios are equal - Ex: 1/2 = x/10






15. A model of an object in which the dimensions are in proportion to the actual dimensions of the object.






16. A plane that is divided into four regions by a horizontal line called the x-axis and a vertical line called the y-axis - aka 'the Cartesian plane' after Ren






17. Is the difference of the greatest value and the least value in a set of data.






18. Number of favorable outcomes divided by total number of possible outcomes






19. A mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself






20. A relation that assigns exactly one output value for each input value






21. Is a number made of repeated factors






22. Changing the grouping of factors will not change the product - (ab)c = a(bc)






23. A number written as the product of its prime factors






24. equations that have the same solution






25. In an expression are separated by addition and subtraction signs






26. one of a pair of numbers whose product is 1: the reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2






27. The least common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions.






28. An expression constructed from a set of terms by multiplying each term by a constant and adding the results.






29. The distance a number is from 0 on the number line - value of n is written l n l






30. A ratio whose denominator is 100






31. Is the number that is repeatedly multiplied in a power






32. A number that can not be written a/b






33. The amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object






34. The distance around a circle.






35. 3.1415.... is an irrational number resulting from the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter






36. The original amount of money loaned or borrowed






37. A






38. Fractions that have the same value and the same simplest form






39. A(b + c) = ab + ac - an + ac = a(b+ c)






40. A pair of numbers - (x - y) - that indicate the position of a point on a coordinate plane.






41. The sum of a number and zero is always that number.






42. A number that has a whole number for a square root ex: 9 - 16 - 121






43. skip-counting by any given number Ex: 4 - 8 - 12 - 16...






44. A single term made up of numbers and variables






45. In a sum - you can add terms in any order - a + b = b + a






46. A decimal in which one or more digits repeat infinitely






47. The order of the factors does not change the product a x b = b x a






48. A whole number that has exactly two factors - 1 and itself.






49. A number that can be written as a/b where a and b are integers - but b is not equal to 0.






50. one of four sections into which the coordinate plane is divided