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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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






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






3. The number that is on the other side of 0 and is exactly the same distance away from 0






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






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






6. The original amount of money loaned or borrowed






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






8. The x-value in a function






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






10. The bottom of a triangle






11. A number that has more than two factors






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






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






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






17. Number in front of a variable






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






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






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






21. special polyhedron with faces that are all squares






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






23. Inequalities that have the same solution






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






25. A rate that has a denominator of 1






26. A ratio whose denominator is 100






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Is a number made of repeated factors






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






40. 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






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






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






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






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






45. Consists of numbers - variables - and operations






46. A single term made up of numbers and variables






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






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






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






50. Consists of numbers and operations







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