M7 - Chapter 1 Vocabulary

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Area

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The number of square units needed to fill up a region on a flat surface.

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Compound events

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In probability, an outcome that depends on two or more other events.

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Equivalent fractions

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Two fractions that have the same numerical value.

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Experimental Probability

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Probability based on data collected in experiments; number of successful outcomes in the experiment divided by the total number of outcomes in the experiment.

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Interval

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A set of numbers between two given numbers.

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Lowest common denominator

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The smallest common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions.

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Mean

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The average of several numbers; add the numbers together then divide by the number of numbers in the set.

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Measure of central tendency

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Special statistical information about a set of data such as mean, median, and mode.

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Median

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The middle number of an ordered set of data; if there is no distinct middle, the average of the two middle numbers is the median.

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Multiplicative identity

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The number 1 is called the multiplicative identity because multiplying any number by 1 does not change the number.