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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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1. 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






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






3. Is a number made of repeated factors






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






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






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






7. A single term made up of numbers and variables






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






9. Consists of numbers and operations






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. An expression that contains a square root






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






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






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






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






22. The distance around a circle.






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. The point in the exact middle of a circle






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






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






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






33. equations that have the same solution






34. Is the amount paid for borrowing or lending money






35. Consists of numbers - variables - and operations






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






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






38. To find the value of an expression






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






40. The y-value in a function






41. special polyhedron with faces that are all squares






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






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 sum of the values in a data set divided by the number of values in the set






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






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






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






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






49. A rate that has a denominator of 1






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