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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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






2. special polyhedron with faces that are all squares






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






4. To find the value of an expression






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






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






7. A single term made up of numbers and variables






8. Changing the grouping of terms will not change the sum - (a + b) + c = a + (b + c)






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






10. Number in front of a variable






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






12. The original amount of money loaned or borrowed






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






14. A comparison of two numbers by division






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






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






17. Ratios that have the same value.






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






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






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






21. Finding all the solutions of an equation






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






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






24. The largest factor that two or more numbers have in common.






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






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






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






28. The bottom of a triangle






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






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






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






32. The distance around a circle.






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






34. The point in the exact middle of a circle






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






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






37. Is a number made of repeated factors






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






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






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






41. 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.






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






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






44. 3.1415.... is an irrational number resulting from the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter






45. A






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






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






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






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






50. equations that have the same solution