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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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






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






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






4. A rate that has a denominator of 1






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






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






7. A single term made up of numbers and variables






8. Inequalities that have the same solution






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






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






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






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






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






14. Number in front of a variable






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






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






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






18. A






19. In a sum - you can add terms in any order - a + b = b + a






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. equations that have the same solution






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






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






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






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






33. Apr - the percent of the principal you pay or earn a year






34. A number that has more than two factors






35. 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






36. 3.1415.... is an irrational number resulting from the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. The x-value in a function






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






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






46. Consists of numbers and operations






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






48. The y-value in a function






49. special polyhedron with faces that are all squares






50. 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.