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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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






2. A rate that has a denominator of 1






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






4. 3.1415.... is an irrational number resulting from the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter






5. 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






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






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






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






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






10. 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






11. The y-value in a function






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






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






14. In an expression are separated by addition and subtraction signs






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






16. A letter used to represent one or more numbers






17. Finding all the solutions of an equation






18. Is the middle value in a data set where the numbers are ordered least to greatest






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






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






21. A single term made up of numbers and variables






22. The point in the exact middle of a circle






23. 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.






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






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






26. y = mx + b






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






28. Consists of numbers and operations






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






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






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






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






33. A number that has more than two factors






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






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






36. Inequalities that have the same solution






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






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






39. A ratio whose denominator is 100






40. To find the value of an expression






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






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






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






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






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






46. equations that have the same solution






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






48. Consists of numbers - variables - and operations






49. 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.






50. Number in front of a variable