3.12.0: Key Terms

Contemporary Mathematics · LibreTexts

0%

Contents

    Text

    Size
    100%
    Theme
    Typeface
    Line length
    Spacing

    From LibreTexts, under CC BY 4.0, as the source states it; its equations are written in TeX, which the PDF shows typeset. This page at LibreTexts.

    Key Terms

    3.1 Prime and Composite Numbers

    • natural numbers
    • factor of a number
    • multiple of a number
    • prime number
    • composite number
    • prime factorization
    • greatest common divisor (GCD)
    • least common multiple (LCM)

    3.2 The Integers

    • integer
    • absolute value
    • average of a set of numbers

    3.3 Order of Operations

    • order of operations
    • PEMDAS

    3.4 Rational Numbers

    • density property of rational numbers
    • improper fraction
    • lowest terms
    • mixed number
    • rational number
    • repeating decimal
    • terminating decimal

    3.5 Irrational Numbers

    • conjugate numbers
    • difference of squares
    • irrational numbers
    • lowest terms
    • rationalize the denominator

    3.6 Real Numbers

    • complex number
    • imaginary number
    • real number

    3.7 Clock Arithmetic

    • clock arithmetic
    • modulo 7
    • modulo 12

    3.8 Exponents

    • base
    • exponent

    3.9 Scientific Notation

    • scientific notation
    • standard notation

    3.10 Arithmetic Sequences

    • sequence
    • term of a sequence
    • arithmetic sequence
    • first term
    • constant difference

    3.11 Geometric Sequences

    • geometric sequence
    • common ratio

    3.11 Geometric Sequences

    • common ratio
    • geometric sequence

    This page titled 3.12.0: Key Terms was last modified on Thu, 02 Jan 2025 09:27:36 GMT and is shared under a CC BY 4.0 license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by OpenStax via source content that was edited to the style and standards of the LibreTexts platform.