| A | B |
| power | a number produced by raising a base to an exponent |
| scientific notation | is s method of writing a very large or very small numbers by using powers of 10 |
| rational number | is any number that can be expressed as a ratio of two integers |
| base exponent | the number that indicates how many times the base is used as a factor |
| irrational number | a number that cannot be expressed as a ratio of two integers or as a repeating or terminating decimal |
| perfect square | a square of a whole number |
| principal square root | the non-negative square root of a number |
| rational number | any number that can be expressed as a ratio of two integers |
| real number | a rational or irrational number |
| repeating decimal | a decimal in which one or more digits repeat infiinitely |
| square root | a number that is multiplied by itself to form a product |
| terminating decimal | a decimal number that ends |