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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A statement that compares two quantities using < - > - = -= - or ?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Finding all the solutions of an equation






10. A comparison of two numbers by division






11. A ratio whose denominator is 100






12. special polyhedron with faces that are all squares






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






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






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






16. Consists of numbers and operations






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






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






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






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






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






22. The bottom of a triangle






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






24. 3.1415.... is an irrational number resulting from the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter






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






26. Ratios that have the same value.






27. The original amount of money loaned or borrowed






28. An expression that contains a square root






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






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






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






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






33. A single term made up of numbers and variables






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






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






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






38. A mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself






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






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






41. Inequalities that have the same solution






42. The y-value in a function






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. The set of all the output (y-values) for a function