Absolute Value

the distance of a number from zero on a number line

Absolute Value Equation

Equation whose graph forms a V that opens up or down

Additive Inverse
Two numbers whose sum is 0

Algebraic Expression
A mathematical phrase involving at least one variable and
sometimes numbers and operation symbols.

Arithmetic Sequence
a sequence in which each term is found by adding the
same number to the previous term

Axis of a symmetry
The line that divides a parabola into two matching halves.

Base
a number that is multiplied repeatedly

Binomial
a polynomial with two terms

Coefficient
A number multiplied by a variable in an algebraic
expression.

Common Difference
the fixed number added to each term of an arithmetic
sequence

Common Ratio
The ratio between any two consecutive terms in a
geometric sequence.

Compound Inequalities
two inequalities that are joined by and or or

Consecutive Integers
Integers that differ by one

Constant
a quantity that does not vary

Continuous Data
Numerical data values that can be MEASURED

Coordinate Plain
a plain in which a horizontal # line and a vertical # line
intersect at there 0 points also called a coordinate grid

Coordinates
Ordered pairs that identify points on a coordinate plane.
(x,y)

Counterexample
an example that proves a statement false

Cross Products
A cross product of two fractions is the product of the
numerator of one fraction with the denominator of the
other fraction.

Decay Factor
The base, b, in the exponential function y=ab^x, where 0
<b<1

Degree of a Monomial
The sum of the exponents of the variables of a monomial

Degree of a Polynomial
The degree of the term with the greatest exponent for a
polynomial in one variable.

Degree of a Vertex
The number of edges that meet at a vertex

Difference of Squares
A difference of squares is an expression of the form a-b. It
can be factored as (a+b) (a-b).

Direct Variation

A linear function that can be expressed in the form y=kx

where k does not equal 0

Distributive Property
a (b+c) = ab + ac

Domain
the possible values for the input

Edges
Segments connecting vertices

Element
an item in a matrix

Elimination Method
solving systems by adding or subtracting equations to
eliminate a variable

Equation
A mathematical sentence that contains an equals sign.

Exponent
a number that shows repeated multiplication

Exponential Decay
When a>0 and 0<b<1, the function y=ab^x

Exponential Growth
y=ab^x, a>0 and b>1

Function
A relation that assigns exactly one value in the range to
each value of the domain

Geometric Sequence
A number sequence formed by multiplying a term in a
sequence by a fixed number to find the next term.

Growth Factor
The number B in an exponential growth function of the
form y=ab^x, where b>1

Identity
An equation that is true for every value.

Inequality
A mathematical sentence that compares the values of two
expressions using an inequality symbol.

Integers
Whole numbers and their opposites

Irrational Number
A number that cannot be written as a ratio of two integers.
Irrational Numbers in decimal form are non terminating and
non repeating.

Like Terms
Terms with exactly the same variable factors in a variable
expression.

Linear Equation
An equation whose graph forms a straight line

Linear Inequality
an inequality in two variables whose graph is a region of
the coordinate plane that is bounded by a line

Matrix
a rectangular arrangement of numbers in rows and
columns

Mean
the arithmetic average of a distribution, obtained by
adding the scores and then dividing by the number of
scores

Median
The middle value in an ordered set of numbers

Mode
The number that occurs most often in a set of data

Monomial
An expression that is a number, a varible, or a product of a
number and one or more varibles.

Polynomial
a mathematical expression that is the sum of a number of
terms