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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 number that has more than two factors






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Consists of numbers and operations






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






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






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






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






14. 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.






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






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






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






18. 3.1415.... is an irrational number resulting from the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter






19. Is the amount paid for borrowing or lending money






20. The x-value in a function






21. A






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






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






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






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






26. Inequalities that have the same solution






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






28. A comparison of two numbers by division






29. The distance around a circle.






30. Is a number made of repeated factors






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






32. A single term made up of numbers and variables






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






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






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






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






37. special polyhedron with faces that are all squares






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






39. equations that have the same solution






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






41. A rate that has a denominator of 1






42. A ratio whose denominator is 100






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






44. y = mx + b






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






46. The point in the exact middle of a circle






47. 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.






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






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






50. An expression that contains a square root