Chapter 4 Vocabulary

The variable in a function with a value that is subject to change

• dependent variable
• function
  function
• domain
• independent variable

A relation in which each member of the domain is paired with exactly one member of the range. 

• function
• function table
• dependent variable 
• domain

The variable in a relation with a value that depends on the value of the independent variable. 

• function
• domain
• independent variable 
• dependent variable

One set of x-coordinates in a relation

• range
• domain
• input
• output

A way to organize the domain, the rule, and the range of the function 

• range
• input
• function table
• domain

Any set of ordered pairs

• relation
• range
• function
• output

A function in which the graph of the solutions or ordered pairs forms a line. 

• linear group
• linear function
• nonlinear function
• quadratic function

The set of y-coordinates in a relation

• output
• input
• domain
• range

A function whose rate of change is not constant.  

• linear Function
• nonlinear Function
• quadratic Function
• continuous Data

A function in which the greatest power of the variable is x²

• relation
• function
• quadratic function
• nonlinear function