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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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






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






3. special polyhedron with faces that are all squares






4. A letter used to represent one or more numbers






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






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






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






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






10. A rate that has a denominator of 1






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






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






13. Consists of numbers - variables - and operations






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. An expression that contains a square root






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






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






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






28. 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






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






30. The point in the exact middle of a circle






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






32. Is a number made of repeated factors






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






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






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






36. The distance around a circle.






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






38. A number that has more than two factors






39. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. The original amount of money loaned or borrowed






50. The x-value in a function







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