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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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






2. 3.1415.... is an irrational number resulting from the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter






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






4. Consists of numbers and operations






5. A single term made up of numbers and variables






6. The original amount of money loaned or borrowed






7. Ratios that have the same value.






8. 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.






9. The point in the exact middle of a circle






10. Number in front of a variable






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






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






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






14. Finding all the solutions of an equation






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






16. Is the difference of the greatest value and the least value in a set of data.






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






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






19. The product of any number and one is that number.






20. y = mx + b






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






22. 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






23. The bottom of a triangle






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






25. equations that have the same solution






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






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






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






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






30. Is a number made of repeated factors






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






32. The x-value in a function






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






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






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






36. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Is the set of all points that are an equal distance from a point called the center






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






45. A comparison of two numbers by division






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






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






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






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






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