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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 method |
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divisor |
The number by which the dividend is divided. |
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imaginary number |
Numbers that involve the imaginary. |
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interger |
A whole number or its opposite. |
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irrational numbers |
Numbers that cannot be expressed irr. |
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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, were a >0 and b > 0 square root of a and b = square root of a * the square root of b. |
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radical |
An expression in the form of the square root of a. |
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ratio |
A comparison of two quanities. |
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rational number |
A number that can be written with an rational integer in the numerator 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 decimals |
A decimal whose decimal digits eventually repeat in the same pattern. |
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square number |
A number that is square the product of identical wholenumber 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 of 0. |
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