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Absolute Value | A number’s distance from zero on the number line. It results in a number greater than or equal to zero |
Additive Inverse | The opposite of a number |
Arithmetic Sequence | An ordered list of numbers that increases or decreases at a constant rate (i.e., the difference between |
Asymptote | A straight line to which the curve of a graph comes closer and closer. |
Bar Graph | A graph that shows a set of frequencies using bars of equal width, but heights that are proportional to |
Binomial | A polynomial with two unlike terms. Each term is a monomial, and the |
Box-and-Whisker Plot | A graphic method for showing a summary and distribution of data using median, quartiles, and |
Circle Graph (or Pie Chart) | A circular diagram using different-sized sectors of a circle whose angles at the center are proportional |
Coefficient | The number, usually a constant, that is multiplied by a variable in a term |
Combination | An unordered arrangement, listing or selection of objects |
Common Logarithm | The _______ ______ is the power of 10 necessary to |
Complex Number | The sum or difference of a real number and an imaginary number. It is written in the form a + bi, |
Composite Number | Any natural number with more than two factors. It is not a prime number |
Compound (or Combined) | An event that is made up of two or more simple events, such as the flipping of two or more coins. |
Compound Inequality | When two or more inequalities are taken together and written with the inequalities connected by the |
Constant | A term or expression with no variable in it. It has the same value all the time. |
Coordinate Plane | A plane formed by perpendicular number lines. The horizontal number line is the x-axis, and the |
Cube Root | One of three equal factors (roots) of a number or expression; a radical expression with a degree of 3 |
Curve of Best Fit (for a scatter plot) | A line or curve drawn on a scatter plot to best estimate the relationship between two sets of data. |
Degree (of a Polynomial) | The value of the greatest exponent in a _____ |
Dependent Events | Two or more events in which the outcome of one event affects or influences the outcome of the other |
Dependent Variable | The output number or variable in a relation or function that depends upon another variable |