algebra vocab
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- opposites
- two numbers that are the same distance from zero on a number line but in opposite directions
- integer
- the set of all whole numbers and their opposites
- exponent
- tells how many times a number, the base, is use as a factor
- equation
- a mathematical sentence that uses and equal sign
- natural number
- 1,2,3,...
- real number
- the set of all rational and irrational numbers
- Algebraic expression
- a mathematical phrase that can include number variables and operation symbols
- inequality
- compares two quantities using < or > or =
- absolute value
- distance away from zero
- power
- has both a base and an exponent
- ordered pair
- identifies the location of a point
- irrational number
- non-repeating, non-terminating decimals; a number that can not be written as a fraction
- coordinates
- location of a point on the graph
- midpoint
- the halfway between the endpoints
- variable
- a symbol, usually a letter that represents one or more numbers
- open sentence
- an equation that contains one or more variables
- function rule
- describes a functional relationship
- rational number
- can be written as a fraction
- whole number
- 0,1,2,3,...
- function
- a relationship that assigns exactly one output value for each input value