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






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






4. A letter used to represent one or more numbers






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






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






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






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






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






10. The distance around a circle.






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






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






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






14. The point in the exact middle of a circle






15. 3.1415.... is an irrational number resulting from the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter






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






17. What should occur in a probability experiment...an experiment is not actually done






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






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






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






21. special polyhedron with faces that are all squares






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






23. A ratio whose denominator is 100






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






25. The least common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions.






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






27. 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.






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






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






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






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






32. An expression that contains a square root






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






34. The bottom of a triangle






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






36. y = mx + b






37. The x-value in a function






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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






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






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






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






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






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