additive inverse
The opposite of a number. The sum of a
number and its additive inverse is always zero.
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⫹
⫺
⫹
Examples: 3 ⫹ 3 ⫽ 0; 12 ⫹ 12 ⫽ 0
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evaluate
To calculate the numerical value.
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expression
A number, a variable, or any combination of numbers,
variables, operation signs, and grouping symbols.
Examples: 2n ⫻ 3 ⫹ 4n
34.2 ⫼ 2
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inequality
A relation that is expressed by placing an inequality
symbol between two expressions.
Examples: 8 ⫽ 2
5⫹7⫽6⫹4
nⱕ7
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integers
The set of positive whole numbers,
their opposites (negative numbers), and 0.
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⫺
⫺
⫹
⫹
⫹
Examples: ..., 3, 2, 1, 0, 1, 2, 3, ...
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inverse properties
Properties that are the reverse of each other, such as
addition and subtraction or multiplication and division.
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irrational numbers
Non-terminating, non-repeating decimals that
cannot be expressed as the ratio of two integers.
Examples: ⫺冪ᎏ莦29ᎏ, 2.1121232223…
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multiplicative inverse
Any two numbers whose product is 1. For any nonzero number x,
1
a
the reciprocal is ᎏxᎏ. The multiplicative inverse of a fraction ᎏbᎏ is the
b
fraction ᎏaᎏ. Also called the reciprocal.
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rational numbers
a
b
A number that can be expressed in the form ᎏᎏ,
where a and b are any integers and b is not equal to zero.
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real numbers
The set of all rational and irrational numbers.
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solution to an
inequality
Any value of a variable that makes an inequality true.
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