| A | B |
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| positive numbers | numbers greater than zero |
| negative numbers | numbers less than zero |
| inequality | a statement that two amounts are not equal |
| monomial | an algebraic expression with only one term |
| term | a letter, a number, or a group of letters and numbers not separated by plus or minus signs |
| factors | numbers or algebraic terms that, when multiplied together, give a product |
| prime number | a number that can be divided by only itself and the number one |
| prime factors | prime numbers that, when multiplied, yield a product |
| perfect squares | numbers whose square roots are whole numbers |
| x-axis | horizontal line which is part of the rectangular coordinate system |
| y-axis | vertical line which is part of the rectangular coordinate system |
| origin | where the x-axis and y-axis cross at 0 |
| coordinates | a pair of numbers which identify a point on a graph |
| rectangular coordinate system | a flat surface or plane divided by the x-axis and y-axis |
| linear equation | an equation, its graph forms a straight line |
| slope | a measure of how "steep" a line is |
| positive slope | the slope of a line that goes up from left to right |
| negative slope | the slope of a line that goes down from left to right |
| zero slope | the slope of a horizontal line |
| undefined slope | the slope of a vertical line |
| intercept | tells where a line crosses an axis |
| quadratic equation | an equation where the unknown is raised to the second power |
| scientific notation | a method of expressing numbers by using the number 10 and an exponent to simplify large or small numbers |
| variables | letters used to stand for unknown numbers |
| inverse operation | opposite |
