data that falls into categories: colors, food, movies
Categorical Data
whole numbers greater than 1 with at least three factors
COMPOSITE NUMBER
a number that shows how many times a base is used as a factor
EXPONENT
the set of whole numbers, their opposites and 0
INTEGERS
a question that can have variety in the answers
STATISTICAL QUESTION
sum the values, then divide by the number of values in the data set
MEAN
when you multiply an integer times itself
SQUARE NUMBER
the greatest number that is a factor of two or more whole numbers
greatest common factor GCF
a letter that represents an unknown value
VARIABLE
data where quantities can be measured or counted
NUMERICAL DATA
the middle value when the data values are arranged in numerical order
MEDIAN
a whole number greater than 1 with exactly two factors, itself and 1
PRIME NUMBER
the least multiple of two or more numbers shared by all of the numbers
the number part of a term in front of a variable
COEFFICIENT
what are the order of operations
GEMDAS in order from left to right
the item or number that occurs the most frequently in data
MODE
the expression of a composite number as a product of its prime factors
PRIME FACTORIZATION
a number expressed using an exponent
POWER
a mathematical phrase consisting of numbers and operation symbols
NUMERICAL EXPRESSION
a relationship in which every x units of one quantity, there are y units of another quantity.
RATIO
the difference between the greatest and least values in a data set
RANGE
shows the prime factorization of a composite number
FACTOR TREE
the repeated factor of a number written in exponential form
BASE
mathematical phrase consisting of variables, numbers, and operation symbols
ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSION
the distance between a and 0 on a number line, cannot be negative
ABSOLUTE VALUE