Questions and Answers
What is a composite number?
What is a power in mathematics?
A symbol written above and to the right of a mathematical expression indicating how many times the base should be multiplied by itself.
What is a cube root?
A value which when multiplied by itself three times produces the original value.
What does a radical sign indicate?
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What is a factor?
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What is a radicand?
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What do fractions represent?
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What is the definition of a ratio?
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What is an index in mathematics?
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What is a rational number?
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What are integers?
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What are real numbers?
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What is an irrational number?
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What are repeating decimals?
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What are natural numbers?
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What is a root in mathematics?
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What is a non-repeating decimal?
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What is a square?
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What is a non-terminating decimal?
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What is a square root?
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What is an operation in mathematics?
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What is a terminating decimal?
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Study Notes
Composite Number
- Defined as a positive integer with more than two factors.
Power
- A notation indicating how many times a base should be multiplied by itself, placed above and to the right of the base.
Cube Root
- The value that, when multiplied by itself three times, yields the original value.
Radical Sign
- A symbol used to represent the square root in mathematical expressions.
Factor
- Represents the numbers and/or variables that multiply to form a product or term.
Radicand
- The expression or number located inside the radical symbol.
Fractions
- A representation of parts of a whole, or any number of equal parts.
Ratio
- A numerical relationship between two quantities or measures, expressed in multiplicative terms.
Index
- Refers to the power or exponent applied to a number or variable.
Rational Number
- Any number expressible as a fraction with integer numerator and denominator (denominator ≠ 0).
Integers
- Whole numbers along with their negatives and zero, expressible as 'a' or '-a' for whole number 'a'.
Real Numbers
- The set comprising both rational and irrational numbers.
Irrational Number
- A number that cannot be expressed as a simple fraction.
Repeating Decimals
- Decimal numbers that eventually repeat a sequence of digits indefinitely.
Natural Numbers
- Counting numbers that form part of the real numbers.
Root
- A solution to an equation, indicating values that satisfy the equation's condition.
Non-Repeating Decimal
- A decimal that continues infinitely without any repeating sequence of digits.
Square
- A geometric figure characterized by four equal straight sides and four right angles.
Non-Terminating Decimal
- A decimal representation that continues infinitely without an end.
Square Root
- A number that produces a specific quantity when multiplied by itself.
Operation
- Refers to basic mathematical processes: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Terminating Decimal
- A decimal number that has a finite quantity of digits.
Perfect Squares
- Numbers that result from multiplying integers by themselves.
Whole Numbers
- Includes natural numbers and zero; the sequence begins with 0, 1, 2, 3...
Prime Number
- A whole number with exactly two distinct factors: 1 and itself.
Zero
- Represents an empty set or quantity.
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