Module 2 Vocabulary Flashcards
The number that indicates how many times the bass is used as a factor
Exponent
The number before it was written in scientific notation
Standard notation
A number produced by a raising a base to an exponent example 3-2=9 nine is the power
Power
A method of writing very large or very small numbers by using powers of 10
Scientific notation
An Integer greater than zero
Positive numbers
The set of numbers 0123
Whole numbers
Any number that can be expressed as a ratio of two integers
Rational number
Rational or irrational number
Real numbers
The set of whole numbers and their opposite
Integers
When a number is raised to a power the number that is used as a factor is the base
Base
An integer less than zero
Negative numbers