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85 Cards in this Set
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symbol which represents one or more numbers
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variable
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a number; a value which does not change
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constant
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mathematical phrase which includes numbers and operation symbols
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numeric expression
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mathematical phrase which includes numbers, variables, and operation symbols
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algebraic expression
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mathematical sentence which contains an equals sign
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equation
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an equation which contains one or more variables
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open sentence
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accepted order of operations
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PEMDAS
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replace a phrase with its simplest name
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simpligy
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tells how many times a number is used as a factor
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exponent
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has two parts, a base and an exponent
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power
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number in a power used as a factor
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base
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substitute given values for variables and simplify
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evaluatef
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mathematical sentence which compares the value of two expressions using an inequality symbol
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inequality
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any example which proves a statement false
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counterexample
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two numbers which are the same distance from zero on a number line
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opposites
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distance of a number from zero on the number line
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absolute value
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rectangular arrangement of numbers in columns and rows
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matrix
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an item in a matrix
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element
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multiplicative inverse
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reciprocal
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number by which you multiply all elements in a matrix
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scalar
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number, variable, or product of a number and variable in an algebraic expression
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term
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numerical factor of a term
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coefficient
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terms which have the same variable factors
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like terms
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two number lines that intersect at right angles
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coordinate plane
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point of intersection of two number lines
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origin
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horizontal axis
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x-axis
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vertical axis
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y-axis
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four sections made by the two axes in a coordinate plane
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quadrants
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x-coordinate
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abscissa
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y-coordinate
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ordinatef
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graph which relates two types of data
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scatter plot
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shows a correlation on a scatter plot more clearly
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trend line
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values of variables which make an equation true
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solution
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equations which have the same solution
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equivalent equations
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equation which is true for every value of the variable
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identityf
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integers which differ by 1
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consecutive integers
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a constant rate
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uniform motion
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distance = rate * time
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rate or distance formula
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equation involving two or more variables
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literal equation
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values used to describe a set of data
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measure of central tendency
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sum of all data items divided by the number of data items
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mean
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middle value when the numbers in a data set are arranged in order
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median
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data item that occurs the most often
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mode
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difference between the greatest and smallest data values in a set
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range
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a data value which is much lower or higher than other values in the data set
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outlier
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display of data made by using the digits of the values
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stem and leaf plot
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any number that makes an inequality true
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solution
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inequalities with the same solution
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equivalent inequalities
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two inequalities joined by the word and ...or...or
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compound inequalities
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compound inequality which uses the word and
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conjunction
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compound inequality which uses the word or
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disjunction
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equation which states that two rations are equal
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proportion
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figures which have the same shape but not the same size
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similar figures
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an enlarged or reduced drawing that is similar to an actual object or place
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scale drawing
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ratio of a distance in a scale drawing to the corresponding actual distance
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scale
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amount of change divided by the original amount times 100
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percent change
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one half of the measuring unit
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greatest possible error
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greatest possible error divided by the measurement times 100
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percent error
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how likely an event is to occur
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probability
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result of a single trial
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outcome
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any outcome or group of outcomes
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event
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all of the possible outcomes
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sample space
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number of favorable outcomes divided by the number of possible outomes
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theoretical probability
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consists of all the outcomes not in the event
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complement of an event
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number of times an event occurs divided by the number of times the experiment is done
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experimental probability
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events that do not influence one another
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independent events
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events that influence each other
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dependent events
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a set of ordered pairs
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relation
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set of first coordinates in a relation
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domain
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set of second coordinates in a relation
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range
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a relation that assigns exactly one value in the range to each value in the domain
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function
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a way to determine if a relation is a function by analyzing the graph
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vertical line test
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equation which describes a function
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function rule
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using f(x) to describe function outputs
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function notation
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input values of a function
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independent variable
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output values of corresponding input values
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dependent variable
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a function in the form y = kx where k does not equal zero
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direct variation
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a function in the form xy=k where k does not equal zero
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inverse variation
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coefficient of x in a direct variation
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constant of variation
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making conclusions based on patterns you see
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inductive reasoning
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a conclusion reached by inductive reasoning
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conjecture
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a number patternf
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sequence
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each number in a sequence
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term
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a type of sequence which is formed by adding a fixed number to each previous term
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arithmetic sequence
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fixed term in an arithmetic sequence
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common difference
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