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891386951absolute valuea number is its distance from 0 on a number line(always nonnegative)0
891386952additive inversesone pair of numbers whose sum is zero; a additive verse that is 5 is -51
891386953algebraic expressiona group of symbols that make a mathematical statement2
891386954associative propertywithin the expression containing two or more occurrences in a row of the same associative operator does not matter what order3
891386955basethe bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed4
891386956coefficienta constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic5
891386957commutative propertychanging the order of the operation does not change the out come6
891386958constantwithout interruption7
891386959counter examplerefutation by example8
891386960deductive reasoningarrive at a conclusion using facts, definitions, rules, and properties9
891386961distributive propertycombination of addition and multiplication. the number on the outside of the parentheses get times by the number inside the parentheses10
891386962element of a setindividual parts which is unique does not repeat11
891386963equivalent expressiontwo algebraic expressions are said to be equivalent if there values obtained by substitutions the values and variables12
891386964exponenta mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself13
891386965identity propertyin addition adding a number and 0 is the number. in mulplication a number and 1 is the number14
891386966integersany of the natural numbers (positive or negative) or zero15
891386967irrational numbercant be written as a fraction. a decimal that continues forever16
891386968natural numbercounting numbers not 017
891386969oppositesa number that is the same distance from zero on a number line as a given number, but lies in the other direction18
891386970perfect squarenumbers whose square roots are integers19
891386971radicalan expression made up of a radical symbol and a radicand20
891386972radicandthe expression under the rad sign21
891386973real numbersrational numbers, integers, whole numbers, natural numbers, irrational numbers. does not repeat or ternate22
891386974setwell define collection of elements23
891386975square rootsa number b such that a2=b*b is the principal square root24
891386976subseta subset of a set consists of elements from the given set25
891386977whole numberscontains all natural numbers plus zero26
892655074variablea symbol, usually letter, that represents one or more numbers27
892655075termsnumber, variable, or the product or quotient of a number and one or more variables28
892655076simplifyreplace an expression with its simplest name or form29
892655077reciprocalgiven a nonzero rational number a/b, the reciprocal, or multiplicative inverse, is b/a. the product of a nonzero number and its reciprocal 130
892655078quantityanything that can be measured or counted31
892655079powerbase and the exponent of an expression of the form a to the power of n32
892655080numerical expressionmathematical phrase involving numbers and operation symbols, but no variables33
892655081multiplicative inversea nonzero rational number a/b, the multiplicative inverse, or reciprocal, is b/a. the product of a nonzero number and its multiplicative inverse is134
892655082like termsterms with exactly the same variable factors in a variable expression35
892655083inequalitymathematical sentence that compares the values of two expressions using a inequality symbol36
892655084evaluatesubstitute a given number for each variable and then simplify37

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