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| additive identity | for any number a, a + 0 = 0 + a + a |
| algebraic expression | an expression consisting of one or more numbers and variables along with one or more arithmetic operations |
| bar graph | a graph that compares different categories of data by showing each category as a bar whose length is related to the frequency |
| base | in an expression of the form x raised to n, the base is x |
| circle graph | a graph that compares parts of a set of data as a percent to the whole data |
| coefficient | the numerical factor of a term |
| conclusion | the part of a conditional staement immeadiately following the word then |
| conditional statement | statement written in the for if A, then B |
| coordinate system | the grid formed by the intersection of two number lines, the horizontal axis and the vertical axis |
| coordinate | the number that corresponds to a point on the number line |
| counterexample | a specific case in which a statement is false |
| data | numerical information gathered for statistical purposes |
| deductive reasoning | the process of using facts, rules, definitions, or properties to reach a valid conclusion |
| dependent variable | the variable in a relation whose value depends on the value of the independent variable |
| domain | the set of the first numbers of the ordered pairs in a relation |
| element | each object or number in a set |
| equation | a mathematical sentence that contains an equals sign, = |
| equivalent expressions | expressions that denote the same number |
| exponent | in an expression of the form x raised to n, the exponent is n. It indicates the number of times x factor is used as a factor |
| factors | in an algebraic expression, the quantities being multiplied are called factors |
| function | a relation in which each element of the domain is paired with exactly one element of the range |
| horizontal axis | axis on a graph going left and right; the x axis |
| hypothesis | part of a conditional statement immediately following the word if |
| if-then statement | conditional statement in the form If A, then B. |
| independent variable | the variable in a function whose value is subject to choice |
| inequality | an open sentence that contains the symbols < or > |
| like terms | Terms that contain the same variables, with corresponding variables having the same exponent. |
| line graph | Numerical data displayed to show trends or changes over time |
| multiplicative inverse | to numbers whose product is 1. |
| multiplicative indentity | for any number a, a*1 = 1*a = a |
| open sentence | A mathematical statement with one or more variables. |
| order of operations | Evaluate parenthesis, Evaluate Powers, Evaluate X and / from left to right, Evaluate + and - from left to right |
