Number System Vocabulary

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Absolute value of a number

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Its distance from 0 on the number line.

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Deposit in financial terms

Back

Putting money into an account.

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What is a negative number?

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A number that is less than zero.

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What is a positive number?

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A number that is greater than zero.

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How is a rational number defined?

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A fraction or the opposite of a fraction.

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What is the reciprocal of a number?

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Dividing 1 by that number.

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What characterizes a repeating decimal?

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A decimal with digits that keep going in the same pattern over and over.

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What are integers?

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Positive and negative whole numbers and 0.

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"Squared" in mathematical terms

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To multiply a number by itself.

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What does an exponent tell you?

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The number of times to multiply a number by itself.