PSAT & SAT Math Vocab

Change in y divided by the change in x. (rate of change, rise over run)

The set of rational and irrational numbers

Limitless amount, impossible to measure.

A measure of the surface of a figure; the "space" within a 2d figure.

The integer amount left over after division of integers.

Parts per 100.

Any number that can be written as a decimal that either ends or repeats

The same in value.

To fulfill the requirements or conditions of...

A Number that is larger than all other numbers.

A function where the greatest power of the variable is 2; In the form ax² + bx + c.

An integer that can divide a particular number without a remainder.

To cross or have at least one point in common

All Possible input values of a function

Numbers getting larger; a graph moving upward from left to right.

The total amount when you add two numbers together.

Numbers strictly less than zero

The number in a data set that occurs most often.

Having equal measures

The middle number is a numerically sorted set of numbers.

A line segment that extends from the center of a circle to any point on the circle.

A coordinate system with an x and y axis

"Solve for a in terms of b" means...

A value for the variable that makes the equation a true statement.

f(x) = 3x + 2

The distance around an object

The amount of space that a container or 3D solid figure can be filled with.

The U-shaped graph of a quadratic function.

The sum of a group of numbers divided by the amount of numbers, also called the average.

A Graph in which the values of two variables are plotted as individual points.

The value of y, when x=0

Numbers in a row (in order).

The amount when you subtract two numbers.

Numbers divisible by 2.

A positive integer that has only two factors: one and itself.

The value of x, when y=0

Numbers strictly greater than zero.

The difference between the highest and lowest values in a set of data.

A number not divisible by two.

A line that best represents the general trend of a set of data.

Mathematical statement where two things are equal.

A function that increases/ decreases at a constant rate.

Numbers that are a member of the set {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, ...} (not including negative numbers).

A function that can be written as the ratio of two polynomial functions.

A line segment that passes through the center of the circle with each endpoint on the circle.

Numbers getting smaller; a graph moving downward from left to right.

The highest or lowest point on a parabola.

The product of a particular number and any integer.

A function that increases/ decreases without bound. The variable is in the exponent.

All Possible output values of a function

The amount when you multiply two numbers together.

Numbers with no fractional part and their negative counterpart (..., -2, -1, 0, 2, 3, ...)

A Mathematical phrase that can contain ordinary numbers, variables, and operators. ( NO "=" )

When two values are not equal to each other.