Algebra I Glossary
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factorfor any number x, the numbers that can be evenly divided into x are called factors of x. For example, the number 20 has the factors 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, and 20. | |
factored form of a polynomiala polynomial written as a product of factors, and each non-monomial factor has no common factors in its terms | |
factorialan abbreviated way of writing a product of all whole numbers from 1 to a given number, indicated by that number followed by an exclamation point, as in 3! = 3 • 2 • 1 | |
factoringthe process of breaking a number down into its multiplicative factors. Every number x has at least the numbers 1 and x as factors. | |
formulaa type of equation—usually reserved for multi-variable equations that describe a well-known or often repeated calculation | |
functiona kind of relation in which one variable uniquely determines the value of another variable | |
Fundamental Counting Principlea way to find the number of outcomes in a sample space by finding the product of the number of outcomes for each element | |