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philomath_algebra_1a_vocab_06
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9th Grade
11/15/2012

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divisor
Definition
An integer that divides another integer without leaving a remainder.
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integer
Definition
Any natural number, opposite of a natural number or 0.
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natural number
Definition
A counting number belonging to the set {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, … }
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prime number
Definition
Any natural number that has only two divisors: 1 and itself.
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rational number
Definition
Any number that can be written as a ratio of two integers.
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slope
Definition
The ratio of the change in y to the change in x.
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equivalent form (of a number)
Definition
The same number expressed in different forms.
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inverse operation
Definition
An operation that undoes a previous operation.
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irrational number
Definition
A real number that cannot be written as a ratio of two integers.
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absolute value
Definition
A number’s distance from zero on a number line. It is always expressed as a positive value.
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substitute
Definition
To replace each value of a variable in an expression or equation with another expression.
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simplify
Definition
To use the rules of arithmetic and algebra to rewrite an expression as simply as possible.
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evaluate
Definition
To substitute numerical values for all variables in an expression and then compute the value of the expression.
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equation
Definition
A mathematical sentence built from expressions using one or more equal signs.
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solve
Definition
To find all values of the variable (or variables) that make the equation true.
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