ACT Math Vocabulary

Rational is expressible as a ratio of whole numbers.

Prime numbers are real numbers that can not be made by dividing two integers.

Statistics is the practice of collecting and analyzing numerical data in large quantities.

A quotient is a result obtained by dividing one quantity by another.

Function notation is a way to write functions that is easy to read and understand.

An exponent is expressible by dividing one quantity by another.

Coefficient is a numerical or constant quantity placed before and multiplying the variable in an algebraic expression.

What are rules that state the sequence in which the multiple operations in an expression should be solved.

What is the magnitude of a real number without regard to its sign?

What is a formula that gives the solutions of the general quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0?

What is a four-sided plane rectilinear figure with opposite sides that are parallel?

What is described as the degree to which two or more quantities are linearly associated?

A whole number that is not a fraction is described as

A prime number is a natural number greater than 1 that is not a product of two smaller natural numbers.

What is the extent to which an event is likely to occur?

Probability is an unbroken or logical sequence of numbers.

Coordinate geometry is a mathematical study of geometric figures whose parts lie in the same plane.

What is the square of the hypotenuse of a right triangle equal to the sum of the square of the other two side known as?

Plane geometry is the study of geometric figures by plotting them in coordinate axis.

Logarithms are exponents or power to which a base must be raised to yield a given number.