STAAR Grade 8 Mathematics: Numerical Representations and Relationships, Computations, and Algebraic Relationships

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  1. coefficient
    a constant number that serves as a measure of some property
  2. constant
    a number representing a quantity with a fixed value
  3. decimal
    a number in a system based on ten
  4. difference
    the number that remains after subtraction
  5. equation
    a mathematical statement that two expressions are the same
  6. function
    a mathematical relation associating elements between sets
  7. graph
    a visual representation of the relations between quantities
  8. inequality
    relation showing that two quantities have different values
  9. integer
    any natural number or its negative, or zero
  10. intercept
    the point at which a line intersects a coordinate axis
  11. intersection
    a point where lines meet
  12. irrational
    real but not expressible as the quotient of two integers
  13. linear
    involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree
  14. notation
    a technical system of symbols to represent special things
  15. pi
    the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle
  16. proportional
    having a constant ratio
  17. rate
    a quantity considered as a proportion of another quantity
  18. rational
    capable of being expressed as a quotient of integers
  19. root
    number that when multiplied by itself equals a given number
  20. slope
    the property of a line that departs from the horizontal
  21. square
    the product of two equal numbers or terms
  22. sum
    a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers
  23. value
    a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
  24. variable
    a quantity that can assume any of a set of values
  25. variation
    an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
Created on Thu Sep 30 16:04:09 EDT 2021 (updated Fri Oct 01 08:14:19 EDT 2021)

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