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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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






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






3. A comparison of two numbers by division






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






5. Is the middle value in a data set where the numbers are ordered least to greatest






6. A method of writing very large or very small numbers by using powers of 10






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






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






9. equations that have the same solution






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






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






12. A set of three positive integers that work in the pythagorean theorem






13. The order in which operations in an expression to be evaluated are carried out. 1. parentheses 2. exponets 3. multiplication and divison 4. addition and subtraction






14. An event that is not affected by another event.






15. The total area of the 2-dimensional surfaces that make up a 3-dimensional object.






16. The number of square units needed to cover a flat surface






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






18. The steepness of a line on a graph - rise over run






19. The distance around a circle.






20. An expression that contains a square root






21. The point in the exact middle of a circle






22. The product of any number and one is that number.






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






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






25. special polyhedron with faces that are all squares






26. A statement that compares two quantities using < - > - = -= - or ?






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






28. Is the amount paid for borrowing or lending money






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






30. The distance across a circle through its center (is also twice the radius)






31. A term that has no variable and does not change






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






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






34. The ratio of the number of ways the event can occur to the number of ways the event cannot occur. Favorable over Unfavorable.






35. The point where a graph crosses the y-axis






36. 3.1415.... is an irrational number resulting from the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter






37. To find the value of an expression






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






39. The x-value in a function






40. A line segment from the center of a circle to any point on the circle (is also half the diameter)






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






42. The bottom of a triangle






43. The point where a graph crosses the x-axis






44. The smallest multiple that two or more numbers have in common






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






46. 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






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






48. Consists of numbers - variables - and operations






49. When the GCF of the numerator and denominator is 1






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