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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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






2. A






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






4. A rate that has a denominator of 1






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






6. Is a number made of repeated factors






7. A number that has more than two factors






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






9. The point in the exact middle of a circle






10. y = mx + b






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






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






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






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






15. Consists of numbers and operations






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






17. Consists of numbers - variables - and operations






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






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






20. Ratios that have the same value.






21. Finding all the solutions of an equation






22. special polyhedron with faces that are all squares






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






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






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






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






27. equations that have the same solution






28. The distance around a circle.






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






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






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






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






33. 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






34. The x-value in a function






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






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






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






38. 3.1415.... is an irrational number resulting from the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter






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






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






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






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






43. 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.






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






45. An expression that contains a square root






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






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






48. A ratio whose denominator is 100






49. A letter used to represent one or more numbers






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