Math Vocab Flashcards
What is absolute value?
the amount of the number, without any positive or negative sign
What is coefficient?
the number the variable is multiplied by
What are consecutive numbers?
numbers that appear one after the other in a sequence
What is constant?
a part of a math problem that is not connected to any variables
What is constant of proportionality?
scale factor; the way that your “input “ changes to become your “output”
What is E?
another way of writing “10 to the power of x”, shorthand for large numbers with a lot of place values
What is an equation?
a math problem with two portions set equal to each other
What is an exponent?
the number of times you multiply a number by itself
What’s an expression?
any set of numbers, variables, or combination of both WITHOUT being set equal to anything else. Expressions are often just pieces of an equation.
What is a function?
an equation that shows the relationship between two variables
What is inequality?
an equation that shows that the two pieces are not equal to each other, but are greater than or less than each other.
What are integers?
whole numbers + negatives
What are intervals?
the range of numbers between two set values
What are irrational numbers?
decimals that go on forever without a repeating pattern
What is mean?
also known as average
