Math Vocab

2. a set of ordered pairs in which none of the first elements of the pairs appears twice
4. to make less complex or complicated
5. the y axis.
6. a first-order equation involving two variables: its graph is a straight line.
7. a plane spanned by the x-axis and y-axis in which the coordinates of a point are its distances from two intersecting perpendicular axes
9. to ascertain the numerical value of (a function, relation, etc.)
11. involving the square and no higher power of the unknown quantity.
13. "linear" equations
16. a statement indicating that the value of one quantity or expression is not equal to another.
18. one of the four parts into which a plane, as the face of a heavenly body, is divided by two perpendicular lines, numbered counterclockwise from upper right
19. an expression or a proposition, often algebraic, asserting the equality of two quantities.
20. steepness of a line.
21. a set of rules for solving a problem in a finite number of steps, as for finding the greatest common divisor.

1. a quantity assumed to be unchanged throughout a given discussion.
3. Makes a straight line.
8. The x-intercept of a line is the point at which the line
10. a quantity or function that may assume any given value or set of values.
12. The y-intercept of a line is the point at which the line
13. Standard form in mathematics may refer to scientific notation or to a common form of a linear equation.
14. a variable, function, or some combination of constants, variables, or functions
15. a number or quantity placed before and multiplying another quantity.
17. terms whose variables are the same.