Essential Math Vocabulary: Functions (Advanced)

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  1. absolute value
    a real number regardless of its sign
  2. asymptote
    a straight line that is the limiting value of a curve
  3. composite
    consisting of separate interconnected parts
  4. constant
    a number representing a quantity with a fixed value
  5. domain
    a set of possible values of the independent variable
  6. exponent
    notation of how many times to multiply a quantity by itself
  7. exponential
    involving a quantity being multiplied by itself
  8. formula
    a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
  9. function
    a mathematical relation associating elements between sets
  10. input
    (mathematics) a quantity or variable that, when fed into a function, results in a single output
  11. intercept
    the point at which a line intersects a coordinate axis
  12. interval
    a set containing all points between two given endpoints
  13. inverse
    opposite in nature or effect or relation to another quantity
  14. linear
    involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree
  15. model
    a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
  16. negative
    less than zero
  17. notation
    a technical system of symbols to represent special things
  18. output
    (mathematics) the result or solution of a function that is associated with a single input
  19. parameter
    a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied
  20. period
    the interval to complete one cycle of a repeating phenomenon
  21. periodic
    happening or recurring at regular intervals
  22. periodicity
    the quality of recurring at regular intervals
  23. positive
    greater than zero
  24. quadratic
    of or relating to the second power
  25. range
    the set of values that is the output of a function
  26. rate
    a quantity considered as a proportion of another quantity
  27. rational
    capable of being expressed as a quotient of integers
  28. recursive
    characterized by repetition
  29. symmetry
    balance among the parts of something
  30. table
    a set of data arranged in rows and columns
Created on Tue Jul 13 12:12:02 EDT 2021 (updated Tue Jul 20 11:46:35 EDT 2021)

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