Essential Math Vocabulary: Number and Quantity

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  1. absolute value
    a real number regardless of its sign
  2. coefficient
    a constant number that serves as a measure of some property
  3. component
    something determined in relation to a thing that includes it
  4. conversion
    a change in the units or form of an expression
  5. cube
    the product of three equal terms
  6. decimal
    a number in a system based on ten
  7. dimension
    the magnitude of something in a particular direction
  8. digit
    one of the elements that form a system of numeration
  9. direction
    relation between something and the course on which it moves
  10. equation
    a mathematical statement that two expressions are the same
  11. equivalent
    a person or thing comparable to another in value or measure
  12. exponent
    notation of how many times to multiply a quantity by itself
  13. factor
    an integer that can be exactly divided into another integer
  14. fraction
    the quotient of two rational numbers
  15. inequality
    relation showing that two quantities have different values
  16. integer
    any natural number or its negative, or zero
  17. irrational
    real but not expressible as the quotient of two integers
  18. magnitude
    the property of relative size or extent
  19. matrix
    an array of quantities set out by rows and columns
  20. notation
    a technical system of symbols to represent special things
  21. operation
    a calculation by mathematical methods
  22. plane
    an unbounded two-dimensional shape
  23. polynomial
    a mathematical function that is the sum of a number of terms
  24. prime
    a number that has no factor but itself and 1
  25. property
    a basic or essential attribute shared by members of a class
  26. quantitative
    expressible as an amount that can be measured
  27. quotient
    the number obtained by division
  28. radical
    a quantity expressed as the root of another quantity
  29. rational
    capable of being expressed as a quotient of integers
  30. root
    number that when multiplied by itself equals a given number
  31. square
    the product of two equal numbers or terms
  32. unit
    a division accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
  33. vector
    a quantity that has magnitude and direction
  34. velocity
    distance traveled per unit time in one direction
Created on Wed Jul 14 10:24:52 EDT 2021 (updated Wed Jul 14 10:25:48 EDT 2021)

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