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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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






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






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






4. A






5. An expression that contains a square root






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






7. A comparison of two numbers by division






8. y = mx + b






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






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






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






12. special polyhedron with faces that are all squares






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






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






15. The set of all the input (x-values) for a function






16. 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






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






18. equations that have the same solution






19. Consists of numbers and operations






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






21. The distance around a circle.






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






23. The x-value in a function






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






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






26. An equation that shows a relationship among two or more quantities






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






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






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






30. The sum of the values in a data set divided by the number of values in the set






31. Ratios that have the same value.






32. The bottom of a triangle






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






34. 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






35. Apr - the percent of the principal you pay or earn a year






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






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






38. A number that has more than two factors






39. The sum of the lengths of the sides of a polygon






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






41. The point in the exact middle of a circle






42. Is a number made of repeated factors






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






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






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






46. The original amount of money loaned or borrowed






47. The largest factor that two or more numbers have in common.






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






49. 3.1415.... is an irrational number resulting from the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter






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