Math Vocabulary Words By:Ketasha Noble

Integer one of the positive or negative numbers 1, 2, 3, etc., or zero. Compare whole number.whole number

Rational Number Mathematics. a number that can be expressed exactly by a ratio of two integersintegers

Scientific Notation a method for expressing a given quantity as a number having significant digits necessary for a specified degree of accuracy, multiplied by 10 to the appropriate power, as written as × 10 3.

Perfect Square a rational number that is equal to the square of another rational number.rational number

Irrational Number a number that cannot be exactly expressed as a ratio of two integers.integers

Real Numbers a rational number or the limit of a sequence of rational numbers, as opposed to a complex number.rational numberrational numbers

Density Property Real number has an important property called density property that says that between any two real number there is a another real number

Adjacent Angles two angles having the same vertex and having a common side between them.

Coefficient a number or quantity placed (generally) before and multiplying another quantity, as 3 in the expression 3x.expression

Distance Formula is a numerical description of how far apart objects are. In physics or everyday discussion, distance may refer to a physical length, a period of time, or an estimation based on other criteria (e.g. "two counties over"). In mathematics, distance must meet more rigorous criteria.physics mathematics

Domain In mathematics, the domain of definition or simply the domain of a function is the set of "input" or argument values for which...

Hypotenuse the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.right triangleright angle

Legs Of Right Triangle Either of the sides in a right triangle opposite an acute angle. The legs are the two shorter sides of the triangle.

Range In mathematics, the range of a function refers to the output of a function, but there is not universal agreement on the subject of...

Slope the acute angle made by a meridional ray with the axis in a symmetrical optical system

Prism a polyhedron with two polygonal faces lying in parallel planes and with the other faces parallelograms

Scatter Plot A graph of plotted points that show the relationship between two sets of data. In this example, each dot represents one person's weight versus their height.

Slope Intercept Form A linear equation is an algebraic equation in which each term is either a constant or the product of a constant and (the first power of)...