Final Exam Vocabulary

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Absolute Value

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The distance between a number and zero on a number line.

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Area

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The size a two-dimensional surface takes up. Measured in square units.

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Area of a Rectangle Formula

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A = bh or A = lw

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Area of a Triangle Formula

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A = 1/2bh or A = bh/2

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Associative Property

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States that it doesn't matter how we group the numbers when we multiply or when we add.

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Base (Algebra)

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The number used as a factor in exponential form. It is the "big" number that gets multiplied together.

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Base (geometry)

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In two dimensions, one side of a triangle or parallelogram that is used to help find the area. In three dimensions, a plane figure, usually a polygon or circle, by which a three-dimensional figure is measured or named.

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Biased Data

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Data that has been distorted because of the way it was collected.

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Certain Event

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An event that will always happen in a probability experiment.

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Coefficient

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The number that is multiplied by the variable in an algebraic expression.