Finals Vocabulary Flashcards
(50 cards)
Algebraic Expression
A combination of variables, numbers, and at least one operation. No equals sign.
Equation
a mathematic sentence containing an = sign.
Solution
The value of a variable that makes the equation true
Area
the number of square units needed to cover the surface.
Factors
Numbers that divide into a whole number with a remainder of zero
Prime Number
A whole number that has exactly two unique factors, 1 and a number, itself
Composite Number
A number greater than 1 with more than 2 factors.
Powers
A number that can be expressed using an exponent.
Variable
A symbol, usually a letter, used to represent a number.
bar graph
a graph used to COMPARE data
line graph
a graph that’s used to show CHANGE OVER TIME and used to PREDICT
stem-leaf graph
graph showing data in a CONDENSED form
line plot
a graph used to show FREQUENCY, or how many times something occurs
mean
most common tendency measure, average
median
middle number of a set of data
mode
most occurring number in a data set
range
the difference between the greatest and least number in a data set.
negative numbers
a number that is below 0 on the number line
positive numbers
a number that is above 0 on the number line
opposites
numbers that are the same distance from 0 on the number line
integers
positive numbers, negative numbers, and 0
standard form
the normal way to write a decimal
expanded form
sum of the products in each place value
greatest common factor (GCF)
the greatest factor going into the 2 or more numbers you’re looking at
