NWEA Academic Vocabulary List Grade 8

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Across
  1. 2. (Y) value
  2. 4. Expression an expression containing a square root.
  3. 7. Slope Form the equation of a straight line in the form
  4. 9. Expression
  5. 11. Variation A relationship between two variables in which the product is a constant. When one variable increases the other decreases in proportion so that the product is unchanged.
  6. 12. Formula the solution of the quadratic equation
  7. 14. Numbers any rational or irrational number
  8. 15. Measurement Indirect measurement is a technique that uses proportions to find a measurement when direct measurement is not possible.
  9. 16. Function a function whose value is a constant raised to the power of the argument, esp. the function where the constant is e.
  10. 18. quadric function) a polynomial function of the form
  11. 20. Value A variable that depends on one or more other variables
  12. 21. (X) value
  13. 22. of Central Tendency a central value or a typical value for a probability distribution
Down
  1. 1. System a mathematical model of a system based on the use of a linear operator
  2. 3. Counting Principle be used determine the possible outcomes when there are two or more characteristics can vary.
  3. 5. Variable A variable that can stand alone
  4. 6. Variation A relationship between two variables in which one is a constant multiple of the other. In particular, when one variable changes the other changes in proportion to the first.
  5. 8. Numbers In mathematics, an irrational number is any real number that cannot be expressed as a ratio a/b
  6. 10. of Best Fit Curve fitting is the process of constructing a curve, or mathematical function, that has the best fit to a series of data points
  7. 13. similar in character, form, or function
  8. 17. The possibility of a probability
  9. 19. Form Basic notation for real numbers