PSAT & SAT Math Vocab

Numbers strictly less than zero

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

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

The distance around an object

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

The value of x, when y=0

A coordinate system with an x and y axis

The product of a particular number and any integer.

The highest or lowest point on a parabola.

All Possible output values of a function

All Possible input values of a function

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

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

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

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

Numbers divisible by 2.

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

Mathematical statement where two things are equal.

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

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

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

To fulfill the requirements or conditions of...

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

A function that increases/ decreases at a constant rate.

The middle number is a numerically sorted set of numbers.

Parts per 100.

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

Having equal measures

A Number that is larger than all other numbers.

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

The value of y, when x=0

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

The amount when you subtract two numbers.

When two values are not equal to each other.

The same in value.

Limitless amount, impossible to measure.

The amount when you multiply two numbers together.

The set of rational and irrational numbers

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

The number in a data set that occurs most often.

To cross or have at least one point in common

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.

The integer amount left over after division of integers.

The total amount when you add two numbers together.

Numbers in a row (in order).

Numbers strictly greater than zero.

A number not divisible by two.

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

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

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

The U-shaped graph of a quadratic function.

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

f(x) = 3x + 2