CHAPTER 2 - Mathematics in the Modern World

In the Philippines, there are over ___ languages

• 150

• 120

being ______ is being able to make very fine distinctions

• precise

• concise

just a little alteration in a symbol can make a big difference in its meaning

• precise

• concise

means being able to say things briefly

• precise

• concise

it means giving a lot of information in the least number of words possible

• precise

• concise

to understand these symbols, you need to know the _______ where it is being used

• mathematical conventions

• context

being brief does not only means _______, but it also needs to be complete

• short

• long

are rules, names, notations, facts, etc. which are generally agreed upon and widely used by mathematicians

• mathematical conventions

• context

in mathematical language, analogous to "______" is an expression

• sentence

• noun

in mathematical language, _______ is a name given to to a mathematical object or interest such as numbers and variable

• sentence

• expression