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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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






2. Consists of numbers - variables - and operations






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






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






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






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






7. equations that have the same solution






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






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






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






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






12. The y-value in a function






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






14. An expression that contains a square root






15. Finding all the solutions of an equation






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. A number that has more than two factors






23. Is a number made of repeated factors






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Number in front of a variable






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






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






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






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






41. The x-value in a function






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






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






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






45. A single term made up of numbers and variables






46. special polyhedron with faces that are all squares






47. A number that can be written as a/b where a and b are integers - but b is not equal to 0.






48. y = mx + b






49. The distance around a circle.






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