Number System Vocab

Front

A group of numbers ordered from greatest to least

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descending

Front

A decimal that repeats a digit or group of digits forever

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repeating decimal

Front

Positive, negative numbers, and zero

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Integers

Front

A number that when multiplied by itself equals a given number

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square root

Front

A number whose square root is a whole number

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perfect square

Front

Any number that can be expressed as a fraction (includes terminating decimals, repeating decimals, and square roots of perfect squares)

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Rational numbers

Front

Set of all numbers on a number line

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real numbers

Front

A set where all elements are in a larger set.

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subset

Front

A group of numbers arranged from least to greatest.

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ascending

Front

Set of all positive counting numbers starting with 1

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natural numbers