Algebra Vocabulary
a fixed quantity that does not change throughout a sum.
constant
When a straight line intersects a horizontal line and forms a right angle, it is called
perpendicular
its distance from zero on a number line
absolute value
the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it
Scale
The input values are also called the
domain
a symbol to an unknown value.
variable
This part of a polygon/polyhedron/triangle is a side that is perpendicular to its height
base
They happen one after the other with no break
consecutive
how much space something takes up
volume
The output values are also called the
range
When one or more terms come together
expression
the side opposite to the right angle in a right triangle is called the
hypotenuse
The set of numbers that cannot be expressed as a fraction or decimal
irrational
The measure of center that gives average of a set of numbers
mean
A function is called _______ if it does not have any breaks or holes
continuous
This indicates the operation of raising to a power.
exponent
When a line cuts an angle into two other angles of the same degree
angle bisector
one of a pair of numbers whose product is 1: multiplicative inverses.
reciprocal
The difference between the greatest and the least number in a set
range
A ______ line can be drawn indicating the general course or tendency of something
trend
the answer to a mathematical equation is called
Two angles are called this in geometry when their total sum equals 90 degrees
complementary angles
any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together
factor
The amount something varies from a measure of central tendency.
deviation
A section of a graph is called an
interval