Exponential Form | A number in this form when it is written with a base and an exponent. |
exponent | The number that tells how many times the base is used as a factor. |
base | The factor, or "big" number. |
Scientific Notation | A method of writing very large or very small numbers by using powers of 10. |
irrational number | a number that cannot be expressed as a ratio of two integers or as a repeating or terminating decimal. |
real numbers | the classification for rational and irrational numbers. |
perfect square | a square of a whole number. |
principal square root | the nonnegative square root of a number. |