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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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1. 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






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






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






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






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






6. 3.1415.... is an irrational number resulting from the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. A rate that has a denominator of 1






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






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






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






17. The x-value in a function






18. A number that has more than two factors






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






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






21. The original amount of money loaned or borrowed






22. Inequalities that have the same solution






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






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






25. A single term made up of numbers and variables






26. Is the amount paid for borrowing or lending money






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






28. Consists of numbers - variables - and operations






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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.






36. The distance around a circle.






37. A ratio whose denominator is 100






38. To find the value of an expression






39. The point in the exact middle of a circle






40. 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.






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






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






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






44. Number in front of a variable






45. Finding all the solutions of an equation






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






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






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






49. 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






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