vocab Flashcards
absolute value
absolute value means to remove any negative sign in front of a number
additive inverse
the additive inverse of a number a is the number that, when added to a, yields zero.
coordinate grid
determined by a horizontal number line
coordinate plane
vertical number line
graph
a tool that holds data
integer
a whole number
negative integer
an integer to the left of zero on the number line
opposite
Two integers are opposites if they are each the same distance away from zero
ordered pair
a pair of numbers used to locate a point on a coordinate plane
origin
the origin of a Euclidean space is a special point
positive intager
The positive integers are the numbers 1, 2, 3,
quadrant
each of four quarters of a circle.
x-axis
along which the abscissa is measured and from which the ordinate is measured
x-coordinate
the axis along which values of x are measured and at which both y and z equal zero.
y-axis
the secondary or vertical axis of a system of coordinates, points along which have a value of zero for all other coordinates.