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2017-18 PreA- A
2017-2018 Pre-Algebra Algebra vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Algebraic expression | numbers, symbols, and/or operations grouped together that show the value of something |
Algebraic inequality | An inequality that contains at lease one variable |
Domain of a function | the set of all possible input values of a function |
Equivalent expression | two or more expressions that have the same values for all values of the variables |
Function | an input-output relationship that has exactly one output for each input |
Inequality | a mathematical sentence that shows the relationship between quantities that are not equal |
Like term | two or more terms that have the same variables raised to the same power |
Linear equation | an equation whose solution form a straight line on a coordinate plane |
Linear function | a function whose graph is a straight line |
Percent of change | the amount stated as a percent that a number increases or decreases |
Range of a function | the set of all output values of a function |
Rate of change | a ratio that compares the amount of change in a dependent variable to the amount of change in an independent variable |
Scale | The ratio of the length in a drawing or model to the length of the real thing |
Scale factor | a ratio used to enlarge or reduce similar figures |
Slope | a measure of the steepness of a line on a graph; the rise divided by the run |
Term | the parts of an expression that are added or subtracted |