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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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1. Ratios that have the same value.






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






3. A number that has more than two factors






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Is the amount paid for borrowing or lending money






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






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






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






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






16. To find the value of an expression






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






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






19. A letter used to represent one or more numbers






20. y = mx + b






21. Finding all the solutions of an equation






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






23. The bottom of a triangle






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






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






26. An expression that contains a square root






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






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






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






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






31. A comparison of two numbers by division






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






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






34. Positive and Negative Whole Numbers and 0. Examples: .... -3 - -2 - -1 - 0 - 1 - 2 - 3.....(Does not include fractions or decimals)






35. A plane that is divided into four regions by a horizontal line called the x-axis and a vertical line called the y-axis - aka 'the Cartesian plane' after Ren






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






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






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






39. 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






40. A rate that has a denominator of 1






41. special polyhedron with faces that are all squares






42. The y-value in a function






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






44. 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.






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






46. A single term made up of numbers and variables






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






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






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






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