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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






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






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






4. A letter used to represent one or more numbers






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






6. What should occur in a probability experiment...an experiment is not actually done






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. The y-value in a function






15. equations that have the same solution






16. Consists of numbers and operations






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






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






19. A






20. A single term made up of numbers and variables






21. y = mx + b






22. The distance around a circle.






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






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






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






26. The bottom of a triangle






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. A ratio that compares two quantities measured in different units






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






42. The x-value in a function






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






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






45. special polyhedron with faces that are all squares






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






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






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






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






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