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Divide-and-Average Method |
a method for approximating the square root of a number in which a number is divided to 2 more places than the number in the divisor. |
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Divisor |
the number by which the divided is divided. |
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Imaginary Number |
numbers that involve the imaginary unit 1, defined as the square root of-1. |
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Integer |
a whole number or its oppposite. |
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Irrational Numbers |
numbers that cannot be expressed in the form a/b, where a and b are integers and b =0. |
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Negative Square |
an imaginary number that shows the square root of a negative square number. |
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Pi |
the circumference of any circle divided by its diameter. |
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Prime Factorization |
a way of expressing a whole number as a product of its prime factors. |
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Principal Square Root |
the nonnegative square root of a number. |
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Product Property Of Square Roots |
for any numbers a and b, where a = 0 and b - 0. |
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Quotient |
the answer to a division problem. |
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Radical |
an expression in the form of the square root. |
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Ratio |
a comparison of two quantities. |
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Rational Number |
a number that can be written with an integer in the numerrator and a positive integer in the denominator. |
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Real Numbers |
the set of numbers that includes rational and irrational numbers. |
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Repeating Decimal |
a decimal whose decimal digits eventally repeat in the same pattern. |
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Square Number |
a number that is the product of identical whole number factors. |
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Square Root |
the positive number that when multiplied by itself equals a product. |
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Terminating Decimal |
a decimal that eventually results in a remainder or 0. |
