Chapter 2

Question 1

it is precise which means it is able to make very fine distinctions or definitions among a set of mathematical symbols

Answer 1

Mathematical language

Question 2

must contain a complete thought

Answer 2

sentence

Question 3

used for counting and answers the question “how many”?

Answer 3

Cardinal numbers

Question 4

tell the position of a thing in terms of 1st, 2nd, 3rd,,,

Answer 4

Ordinal numbers

Question 5

used only as a name or to identify something (not an act or value)

Answer 5

Nominal numbers

Question 6

accepts only 1 value or operand

Answer 6

Unary operation

Question 7

unary operators

Answer 7

positive negative

Question 8

+ and - can act two operands, then it it called

Answer 8

binary operation

Question 9

takes 2 values and include the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and exponentiation

Answer 9

Binary operation

Question 10

properties of 2 binary operations

Answer 10

1.)Closure of Binary Operations
2.)Commutativity of “
3.)Associativity of “
4.)Distributivity of “
5.) Identity Elements of”
6.) Inverses of “

Question 11

statement that is either true or false.

Answer 11

proposition

Question 12

if the word is not introduced in the negative statement

Answer 12

Negation

Question 13

if p then q

Answer 13

Implication

Question 14

P is the

Answer 14

premise

Question 15

Q is the

Answer 15

Conclusion

Question 16

used to describe the variables in a statement

Answer 16

quantifiers

Question 17

2 types of quantifiers

Answer 17

universal and existential quantifiers