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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An event who's outcome does depend on the outcome of a previous event






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






3. 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






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






5. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






11. The bottom of a triangle






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






13. Inequalities that have the same solution






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






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






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






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






18. The original amount of money loaned or borrowed






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






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






21. To find the value of an expression






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






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






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






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






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






27. A rate that has a denominator of 1






28. Number in front of a variable






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






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






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






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






33. Consists of numbers and operations






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






35. y = mx + b






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






37. Is the amount paid for borrowing or lending money






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Is a number made of repeated factors






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






47. The x-value in a function






48. A single term made up of numbers and variables






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






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