Source: Math Yellow Pages: For students and teachers
absolute value- the distance a number is from 0 on the number line (ex. |-8| = 8)
coefficient- the number amount in a mathematical expression (ex. 5x. 5 is the coefficient)
equation- mathematical sentence that shows two expressions are equal (7 x 9 + 3 (4 + 5) = 86)
inequality- a number sentence showing that two groups of numbers stand for different numbers (ex. 7 + 5 > 12-9)
integer- any member of the set of positive or negative counting numbers and 0 (-4, -3, -2,-1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4…)
linear equation- an equation that when represented on a graph resembles a straight line
negative integer- any number that is less than zero
number line- a line that has numbers corresponding to the points along it (0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8)
numerator- the top number on a fraction line
odd number- any number not divisible by 2
ordered pair- a pair of numbers in a certain order, with the order being of significance
origin- the center point of a number line (coordinate (0,0) )
place value- the value assigned to a number based on its position in a numeral
positive integer- any number greater than 0
prime number- a number that is divisible by itself and 1
solution- the number that substitutes a variable to complete an equation
variable- a symbol in a number sentence that could be substituted by a number ( 3+9x =903) x is the variable
X-axis- the horizontal line of a coordinate graph (————————-x)
Y-axis- the vertical line of a coordinate graph (——————-y)
