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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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1. The distance around a circle.






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






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






4. An event who's outcome does depend on the outcome of a previous event






5. The bottom of a triangle






6. Is the set of all points that are an equal distance from a point called the center






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






8. A rate that has a denominator of 1






9. A way to figure out the total number of ways different events can occur. If there are a ways for one activity to occur - and b ways for a second activity to occur - then there are a * b ways for both to occur.






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






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






12. The perpendicular (90 degrees) distance from the base of a triangle to the opposite vertex






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. A diagram used to show the total number of possible outcomes in an experiment






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






22. An expression that contains a square root






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






24. Consists of numbers - variables - and operations






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






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






27. A






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






29. Is the value in a data set that occurs most often. If all values occur the same amount of times there is no mode for that set.






30. y = mx + b






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






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






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






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






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






36. Consists of numbers and operations






37. A mathematical sentence with an equal sign that shows that two expressions are equivalent






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. special polyhedron with faces that are all squares






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






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






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






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