Algebra Vocabulary

The distance from the origin to the coordinate x

• absolute value
• growth factor
• parallel lines
• vertical-line test

Pairs of real number that have the sum 0

• additive inverses
• decay factor
• degree of a polynomial
• real numbers

Made up of variables, numbers, grouping symbols, operation signs, and exponents

• algebraic expressions
• root of a function
• degree of a monomial
• opposites

Terms that are separated by a common difference

• arithmetic sequence
• zero of a function
• midpoint
• decay factor

The line that an exponential function approaches but does not touch

• asymptote
• y-intercept of a graph
• decreasing function
• like terms

A line that splits a parabola in half

• axis of symmetry
• y-axis:
• hypotenuse
• x-axis

A polynomial with two terms

• binomial
• x-axis
• parabola
• discriminant

A number considered to be the most typical or representative of that set-mean, median, mode

• measures of central tendency
• vertical-line test
• mean
• reciprocals

The number factor of a variable

• coefficient
• vertex of a parabola
• correlation coefficient
• y-intercept of a graph

The amount added to terms of an arithmetic sequence

• common difference
• variable
• ordered pair
• variable