Math Vocab Exam

Absolute Value

The distance of numbers is from zero on the number line

Algebraic Expression

An expression consisting of one or more numbers and variable along with one or more arithmetic operations

Coefficient

The number factor of a term

Exponent

In an expression of the form x^n, the exponents is n. It indicates the number of times x is used as a factor

Like terms

Terms that contain the same variables , with corresponding variables having the same exponent

Numerical expression

An expression containing numbers and the operation symbol

Rational Numbers

The set of number expressed in the form of a fraction a/b where a and b are integers and b does not equal 0

Reciprocal

The multiplicative inverse of a number

Term

Number, variable, product, quotient of a number and variables

Variable

Symbols used to represent unspecified numbers/value

Equation

Mathematical sentence that contains an equal sign

Proportion

An equation of the form a/b = c/d stating that 2 ratios are equivalent

Ratio

The comparison if 2 numbers by dividing

Domain

The set of the 1st numbers of the ordered pair in relation

Range

The set of 2nd numbers of the ordered pairs of relation

Contradiction

When no values make the statement true

Function

Relation in which each element of the domain is paired with exactly one element of the range

Inequality

An open sentence that contains the symbol <, <_, >, or >_

Percent

Ratio that compares numbers to 100

Relation

A set of ordered pairs

Slope

The ratio of the change of in rise to the change in run as you move from one point to another along a line