Functions Unit 3 Vocabulary

Formed by the intersection of two number lines, the horizontal and vertical axes.

• quadrants

• coordinate plane

• origin

• number line

• ordered pair

The horizontal axis of a coordinate plane.

• y-axis

• polar axis

• x-axis

• original axis

• vertical axis

The vertical axis of a coordinate plane

• y-axis

• x-axis

• coordinate axis

• original axis

• polar axis

The four distinct regions of a coordinate plane created by the axes.

• quartiles

• quarters

• quadrants

• quadratics

• vertices

The point where the axes intersect on a coordinate plane; (0,0).

• original point

• ordered pair

• coordinate position

• origin

• ordinate

A set of numbers or coordinates written in the form (x,y)

• ordinate

• coordinate plane

• original point

• quadrant

• ordered pair

The x value of an ordered pair. This is the first number of the pair and represents horizontal movement.

• x-coordinate

• y-coordinate

• y-axis

• x-axis

• origin

The y value of the ordered pair. This is the second number and represents vertical movement.

• x-coordinate

• y-coordinate

• x-axis

• y-axis

• orign

A graph that consists of points that are NOT connected.

• coordinate graph

• mapping

• continuous graph

• discrete graph

• function

A graph that consists of points that are connected...like a line or curve.

• discrete graph

• coordinate graph

• relation

• continuous graph

• function