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Math Vocabulary Flashcards

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1
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Absolute value

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The distance of a number from zero on the number line always positive

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Algebraic expression

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A combination of variables ,numbers,and at least one operation

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Base

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The number that is raised to a power

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Coefficient

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The number by which a variable is multiplied EX:the 2 in 2x

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Coordinate plane

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This is formed when two number lines intersect at their zero points

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Distributive property

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a(b + c)= ab = bc

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Exponent

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The number that tells how many factors there are of the base

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Greater than

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The inequality symbol >

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Inequality

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A mathematical sentence that compares two unequal expressions using one of the symbols ,=/

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Integers

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Positive numbers ,negative numbers,and zero

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Less than

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The inequality symbol

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Like terms

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Terms containing the same variable

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Negative numbers

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Numbers with the value less the zero

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Operations

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Addition ,subtraction,multiplication, and division

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Opposite numbers

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Numbers that have the same digit but opposite. EX: 3 and (-3)

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Ordered pair

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This is used to name a point on the coordinate plane

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Origin

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The intersection of the x-axis and y-axis

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Positive numbers

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Numbers with a value larger than zero

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Powers

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Numbers expressed using a base and an exponent

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Quadrants

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The four regions separated by the x-axis and the y-axis within the coordinate plane

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Variable

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A symbol,usually a letter,used to represent a number

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X-axis

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The horizontal number line in the coordinate plane

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X-coordinate

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The first number of the ordered pair

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Y-axis

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The vertical number line in the coordinate plane

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Y-coordinate

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The second number of the ordered pair

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Distributive

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a(b+c)=abtac

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