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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 divisor. |
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Divisor |
The which number by the dividend 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 opposite. |
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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 sqquare root |
The nonegative 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 divisor problem |
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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 quantites |
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Rational numbers |
A number that can be written with an intteger in the numerator and 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 eventually 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 of 0. |
