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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A single term made up of numbers and variables






2. The distance around a circle.






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






4. A number that has more than two factors






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






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






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






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






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






10. The perpendicular (90 degrees) distance from the base of a triangle to the opposite vertex






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






12. The y-value in a function






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






14. The original amount of money loaned or borrowed






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. An expression that contains a square root






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






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






26. Is a number made of repeated factors






27. A comparison of two numbers by division






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






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






30. Consists of numbers - variables - and operations






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






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






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






34. Ratios that have the same value.






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






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






37. Consists of numbers and operations






38. A






39. A letter used to represent one or more numbers






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






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






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






43. The point in the exact middle of a circle






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






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






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






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






48. Number in front of a variable






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






50. A rate that has a denominator of 1