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50 Cards in this Set
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absolute value
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the distance from a number to 0 on the number line
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additive inverses
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two numbers whose sum is 0, opposites
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algebraic expression
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name of a number that contains a variable
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area
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the measure of the interior of a closed boundary
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base
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the number used as a factor in repeated multiplacation
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common denominator
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any nonzero number that is a mulitple of both fractions
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common factor
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any number that is a factor of both numbers
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composite number
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a whole number that has more than two whole number factors
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consectutive
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following one another in an uniterrupted order
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constant
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a number which never changes
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cooridinate
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a number used to locate a point on a number line, the ordered pair used to locate a point on an x-y graph
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corresponding sides
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any pair of sides in the same relative position in two figures
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distributive property
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a property that relates two operations on numbers; usually multiplacation and addition
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equation
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a mathematical sentence that states the equality of two expressions
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equivelent
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equal in value, but in a different form
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estimate
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a calculation of a close, rather than exact answer
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even number
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a whole number that can be evenly divided by 2
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exponent
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a small, raised number that indicates how many times the base is used as a factor
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Exponential notation
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a shorthand way of representing repeated multiplacation of the same factor
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factor(noun)
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a number that is multiplied by another number
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factor(verb)
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to represent a number as a product of factors
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formula
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a general rule for finding the value of something
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GCF
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the largest factor that two or more numbers have in common
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improper fraction
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a fraction whose numerator is equal to or greater than its denominator
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integer
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any whole number or its opposite
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irrational numbers
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numbers that cannot be written as fractions where both the numerator and denominator are integers and the denominator is not zero
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LCM
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the smallest number that is a multiple of two or more numbers
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multiplicative inverses
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two numbers whose product is 1
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number line
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a line on which points sorrespond to numbers
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odd numbers
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a whole number that is not divisible by 2
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opposite
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a number that is the same distance from zero on the number line as the given number, but on the other side of zero
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order of opperation
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rules that tell the order in chich operations should be done
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origin
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the pint where the x-axis and y-axis intersect
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pi
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the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter
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place value
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the value of a digit in a number as determined by it's own position
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prime factorization
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a number expressed as a product of prime factors
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prime number
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a whole number, greater than 1, that has exactly two whole-number factors, 1 and itself
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product
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the results of multiplacation
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quotient
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the result of division
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rate
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a comparison of two quantities with unlike units
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ratio
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a comparison of two quantities with like units
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rational number
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any number that can be represented by a terminating or repeating decimals
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real number
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any rational or irrational number
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reciprocal
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a synonym for multiplicative inverse
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scale drawing
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an accurate picture of an object with all parts are drawn to the same scale
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simplest form
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a fraction in which the numerator and denominator have no common factor except 1 and the numerator is less than the denominator
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simplify
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to rewrite an expression following the orders of operations and combining like terms
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term
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a number or product of a number and one or more variables
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variable
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a letter or other symbol that represents a number
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whole number
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0 and the positive integers
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