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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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1. Is the number that is repeatedly multiplied in a power






2. special polyhedron with faces that are all squares






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






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






5. The original amount of money loaned or borrowed






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






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. When the GCF of the numerator and denominator is 1






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






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






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






12. Consists of numbers and operations






13. Number in front of a variable






14. Consists of numbers - variables - and operations






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






16. 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.






17. 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






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






19. equations that have the same solution






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






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






22. The x-value in a function






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






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






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






26. A(b + c) = ab + ac - an + ac = a(b+ c)






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






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






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






30. The distance around a circle.






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






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






33. A number that has more than two factors






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. An expression that contains a square root






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






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






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






44. A comparison of two numbers by division






45. Ratios that have the same value.






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






47. y = mx + b






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






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






50. Inequalities that have the same solution