Monday, September 19, 2011

Chapter 2 Vocabulary

Absolute Value: The absolute value is how far a number is from zero.



Additive inverses or opposites: Additive identity states that the sum of the number and zero yields the same number.





Irrational Numbers: Any real number that can not be expressed as a fraction.








Measure of Central Tendency: The three most common measures of central tendency are the mean, the median a
and the mode.













Odds: The ratio of a pair of integers.






 


Perfect Square: A integer that is a square of an integer. For example 9 is a perfect square because 3 x 3 is 9. 









Probability: The chance of something happening.














Rational Number: Fractions, and decimals that repeat or terminate.









































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