deck_2590170 Flashcards
Terms that contain the same variables raised to the same powers
like terms
An expression that may contain variables, constants, and operations
algebraic expression
An expression that may contain only constants and operations
numerical expression
The reciprocal of a number used when dividing rational numbers
multiplicative inverse
The counting numbers
natural numbers
Numbers that cannot be expressed in the form a/b including square roots of whole numbers that are not perfect squares and nonterminating decimals that do not repeat.
irrational numbers
The natural numbers and zero
whole numbers
A number multiplied by a variable
coefficient
The numbers that can be expressed in the form a/b, where a and b are both integers and b does not equal 0.
rational numbers
The distance of a number from zero on the number line.
absolute value
The first value in an ordered pair, which indicates the number of units to move right or left from the origin
x-coordinate
The number that tells how many times the base is used as a factor in a power
exponent
The second value in an ordered pair, which indicates the number of units to move up or down from the origin.
y-coordinate
The horizontal component and vertical component of a point
ordered pair
The whole numbers and their opposites
integers
