Equations and Inequalities Vocab

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Real Numbers

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Includes all rational and irrational numbers, such as integers, fractions, and non-repeating decimals.

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Rational Numbers

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Numbers that can be expressed as a fraction a/b, where a and b are integers and b ≠ 0.

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Irrational Numbers

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Numbers that cannot be expressed as a simple fraction and have non-repeating, non-terminating decimal expansions.

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Set

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A collection of distinct objects, considered as an object in its own right.

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Subset

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A set that contains some or all elements of another set.

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Identity

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An equation that is true for all values of the variable.

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Literal Equation

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An equation involving two or more variables that can be solved for one variable in terms of the others.

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Formula

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A special type of literal equation that shows the relationship between different variables.

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Inequality

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A mathematical statement indicating that two expressions are not equal and may involve symbols like <, ≤, ≥.

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Compound Inequality

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A combination of two or more inequalities joined by 'and' or 'or.'