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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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






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






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






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






5. A(b + c) = ab + ac - an + ac = a(b+ c)






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






7. Consists of numbers and operations






8. 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.






9. A ratio whose denominator is 100






10. y = mx + b






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






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






13. A statement that compares two quantities using < - > - = -= - or ?






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. equations that have the same solution






21. The x-value in a function






22. Number in front of a variable






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Consists of numbers - variables - and operations






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






38. A single term made up of numbers and variables






39. Inequalities that have the same solution






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






41. To find the value of an expression






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






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






45. 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






46. special polyhedron with faces that are all squares






47. An expression that contains a square root






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






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






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