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| positive and negative whole numbers, and zero; NOT fractions or decimals |
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| An integer that has exactly two distinct factors: itself and 1. All prime numbers are positive; the smallest prime is 2. 2 is the only even prime. 1 is not prime. |
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| All positive and negative integers, fractions, and decimals; technically, any number that can be expressed as a fraction of two integers which means any number without a strange radical. |
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| Any number that does not end or repeat (in other words, any number that isn't rational). Anything with pi or e attatched. Does not include repeating decimals. |
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| Any number on the number line; everything except imaginary numbers |
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| The square roots of negative numbers, any numbers containing i. |
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| The members of a set listed in order, without skipping any; consecutive integers: -3, -2, -1... |
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| Numbers that are different from each other |
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| The result of adding numbers |
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| the result of subtracting numbers |
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| the result of multiplying numbers |
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| the result of dividing numbers |
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| The integer left over after dividing 2 numbers |
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| The result when 1 is divided by a number. EG: the reciprocal of 3/4 is 4/3 |
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| The number you get by subtracting the smaller of two numbers from the bigger one. |
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| The positive version of a number. Strike the negative sign if there is one. Distance on the number line b/w a # and 0. |
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| The average of a list of values; also simply referred to as the "mean" |
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| The middle value in a list arranged in increasing order. |
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| The value that occurs most often in a list. No mode if no number appears more often. |
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| the unique group of prime numbers that can be multiplied together to produce that number. |
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| How should you distinguish between factors and multiples? |
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| Factors are few; multiples are many. Factors are smaller or equal to the original number while multiples are larger or equal to the original number |
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