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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






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






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






4. 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






5. Ratios that have the same value.






6. A comparison of two numbers by division






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






8. The x-value in a function






9. The point in the exact middle of a circle






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






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






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






13. To find the value of an expression






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. A






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






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






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






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






28. What should occur in a probability experiment...an experiment is not actually done






29. Number in front of a variable






30. The y-value in a function






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






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






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






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






35. A number that has more than two factors






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






37. The bottom of a triangle






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






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






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






41. Consists of numbers - variables - and operations






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






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






44. 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






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






46. A single term made up of numbers and variables






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






48. 3.1415.... is an irrational number resulting from the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter






49. A rate that has a denominator of 1






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