Mod 2 Vocab Practice

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What is the index?

Back

The small number written at the top-left of the radical sign.

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What are natural numbers?

Back

Positive counting numbers.

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What are irrational numbers?

Back

Numbers that cannot be written as a ratio a/b.

Front

What is a radicand?

Back

The number or variables under the radical sign.

Front

What are whole numbers?

Back

Positive counting numbers and zero.

Front

What is a rational number?

Back

A number that can be written as a ratio a/b.

Front

What is a perfect square?

Back

A number that can be expressed as the square of an integer.

Front

What is the square root?

Back

A value that, when multiplied by itself, gives the original number.

Front

What is an integer?

Back

Whole numbers that can be positive, negative, or zero.

Front

What is a composite number?

Back

A natural number greater than 1 that is not prime.