A | B |
distributive property | a(b + c) = ab + ac |
term | a number, variable or the product or quotient of a number and one or more variables |
constant | a term that has no variable factor |
coefficient | the numberical factor when a term has a variable |
like terms | terms with exactly the same variable factors in a variable expression |
deductive reasoning | a process of reasoning logically from given facts to a conclusion |
coordinate plane | a plane formed by two number lines that intersect at right angles |
x-axis | the horizontal axis of the coordinate plane |
y-axis | the vertical axis of the coordinate plane |
origin | the point at which the axes of the coordinate plane intersect |
quadrants | the four parts into which the coordinate plane is divided by its axes |
ordered pair | two numbers that identify the location of a point |
coordinates | the numbers that make an ordered pair and identify the location of a point |
x-coordinate | the location on the x-axis of a point in the coordinate plane |
y-coordinate | the location on the y-axis of a point int the coordinate plane |
scatter plot | a graph that relates data of two different sets |
positive correlation | the relationship between two sets of data in which both sets of data increase together |
negative correlation | the relationship between two sets of data where one set decreases as the other set of data increases |
no correlation | there does not appear to be a relationship between two sets of data |
trend line | a line on a scatter plot drawn near the points; it shows a correlation |