Mathematics Vocabulary

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bar notation

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The line placed over digits that repeat.

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counterexample

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Something that shows a general statement is false.

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cube root

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One of three equal factors of a number.

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integers

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The set of whole numbers and their opposites.

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inverse operations

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Mathematical actions that undo each other.

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irrational number

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Numbers that cannot be expressed as simple fractions.

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natural numbers

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Positive counting numbers.

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perfect cube

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A number that can be expressed as the product of the same number multiplied by itself three times.

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perfect square

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A number that can be expressed as the product of the same number multiplied by itself.

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principal square root

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The positive number that, when multiplied by itself, equals another number.