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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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






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






3. 3.1415.... is an irrational number resulting from the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter






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






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






6. Changing the grouping of terms will not change the sum - (a + b) + c = a + (b + c)






7. 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.






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






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






10. An expression that contains a square root






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






12. A ratio whose denominator is 100






13. y = mx + b






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Is a number made of repeated factors






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






22. Consists of numbers and operations






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. The original amount of money loaned or borrowed






30. A single term made up of numbers and variables






31. 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






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






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






34. The point in the exact middle of a circle






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






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






37. A number that has more than two factors






38. The bottom of a triangle






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. A rate that has a denominator of 1






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