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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






6. Consists of numbers - variables - and operations






7. 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.






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






9. The original amount of money loaned or borrowed






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






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






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






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






14. Inequalities that have the same solution






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






16. The point in the exact middle of a circle






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






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






19. A






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






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






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






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






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






25. Is the amount paid for borrowing or lending money






26. Finding all the solutions of an equation






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






28. A number that has more than two factors






29. An expression that contains a square root






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






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






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






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






34. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. 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






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






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






45. The y-value in a function






46. To find the value of an expression






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






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






49. Is a number made of repeated factors






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