Vocabulary List for Week 1

What is the term for the following definition? A rule that assigns each input only one output. Think of it as a machine: you put something in and it gives you only one thing as a result.

• Function

• Variable

• Equation

• Inequality

Tags

CCSS.8.F.A.1

What is the term for the following definition? The number or value that you give to a function or mathematical rule. It is like what you enter into a calculator.

• Input

• Output

• Equation

• Variable

Tags

CCSS.8.F.A.1

CCSS.HSF.IF.A.1

What is the term for the following definition? The answer or result you get after using the function. It is what comes out of the mathematical "machine."

• Output

• Input

• Variable

• Equation

Tags

CCSS.8.F.A.1

CCSS.HSF.IF.A.1

What is the term for the following definition? The story or situation surrounding a math problem. It helps you understand what the numbers mean in real life.

• Context

• Equation

• Variable

• Operation

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.C.7B

What is the term for the following definition? To explain or find out what something means. In mathematics, it means to use numbers, graphs, or words to say what is happening.

• Interpret

• Calculate

• Estimate

• Compare

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is the term for the following definition? Two numbers written like this: (x, y). They show the location of a point on a graph — across (x) and up/down (y).

• Ordered Pair

• Coordinate Plane

• Axis Label

• Graph Title

Tags

CCSS.5.G.A.1

What is the term for the following definition? A small dot that shows a location on a graph.

• Point

• Line

• Axis

• Grid

Tags

CCSS.5.G.A.1

What is the term for the following definition? A straight line on a graph. It means that the same pattern is occurring: the change remains the same.

• Linear

• Exponential

• Quadratic

• Periodic

Tags

CCSS.8.F.A.3

What is the term for the following definition? A line that is not straight. The pattern or change does not remain the same: it curves or jumps.

• Nonlinear

• Parallel

• Perpendicular

• Constant

Tags

CCSS.8.F.A.3

Fill in the blank: ________ tells you how steep a line is. It tells you how much the line rises or falls as you move along. (Like how steep a ramp is!)

• Slope

• Intercept

• Vertex

• Origin

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5