The ACT Math Test: Algebra

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  1. axis
    a straight line through a body or figure
  2. binomial
    a quantity expressed as a sum or difference of two terms
  3. coefficient
    a constant number that serves as a measure of some property
  4. constant
    a number representing a quantity with a fixed value
  5. coordinate
    a number that identifies a position relative to an axis
  6. equation
    a mathematical statement that two expressions are the same
  7. equivalent
    being essentially comparable to something
  8. exponent
    notation of how many times to multiply a quantity by itself
  9. expression
    a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
  10. factor
    an integer that can be exactly divided into another integer
  11. factorization
    breaking down an integer or polynomial into its divisors
  12. finite
    bounded in magnitude or spatial or temporal extent
  13. formula
    a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
  14. graph
    a visual representation of the relations between quantities
  15. integer
    any natural number or its negative, or zero
  16. intersect
    meet or cross at a point; overlap
  17. logarithm
    the exponent required to produce a given number
  18. matrix
    an array of quantities set out by rows and columns
  19. notation
    a technical system of symbols to represent special things
  20. operation
    a calculation by mathematical methods
  21. parabola
    a symmetrical, approximately U-shaped curve
  22. polynomial
    a mathematical function that is the sum of a number of terms
  23. product
    a quantity obtained by multiplication
  24. quadrant
    any of the four areas into which a plane is divided
  25. sequence
    serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order
  26. series
    the sum of a finite or infinite sequence of expressions
  27. simplify
    make easier or reduce in complexity or extent
  28. slope
    the property of a line that departs from the horizontal
  29. variable
    a quantity that can assume any of a set of values
  30. vector
    a quantity that has magnitude and direction
Created on Wed Dec 16 15:27:58 EST 2020 (updated Mon Dec 21 13:53:32 EST 2020)

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