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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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1. Consists of numbers and operations






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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






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






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






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






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






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






13. A letter used to represent one or more numbers






14. equations that have the same solution






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






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






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






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






19. An expression that contains a square root






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






21. The y-value in a function






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






23. Finding all the solutions of an equation






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






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






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






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






28. The number that is on the other side of 0 and is exactly the same distance away from 0






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






30. A number that has more than two factors






31. The bottom of a triangle






32. 3.1415.... is an irrational number resulting from the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. The distance around a circle.






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






41. Ratios that have the same value.






42. 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.






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






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






45. y = mx + b






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






47. The point in the exact middle of a circle






48. The x-value in a function






49. To find the value of an expression






50. Consists of numbers - variables - and operations