ACT | Math Terms (2024-2025) with
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Definition of Real Number. - n
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Any number that appears on the number line
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Types of a Real Numbers. - n
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Includes fractions, decimals, whole numbers, and zero
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Definition of a Non-Real Number. - n
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Is a number that can't exist in real math and therefore isn't on the number line.
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Non-Real Number Types that may appear on the ACT. - n
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any number divided by zero AND the square root of a negative number (imaginary
number/i)
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Definition of a Rational Number. - n
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Is any number or fraction that can be expressed as a termination or repeating
decimal.
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Definition of a Non-Rational Number (Irrational Number) - n
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Is a real number that cannot be written as a fraction or a terminating or repeating
decimal.
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Number Line - n
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Represents the spectrum of all real numbers and symbolically extends infinitely in
both directions.
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Definition of Absolute Value - n
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Represents an expression's distance from zero on the number line.
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Rule of Absolute Value - n
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Absolute value is always positive, because a distance is always positive.
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Definition of an Integer - n
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any number, positive, negative, or zero, that can be written without a fractional or
decimal component.
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Definition of a Whole Number - n
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any positive integer and doesn't include zero.
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Definition of a Multiple - n
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Is a whole number that results from the product of two other whole numbers.
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Definition of a Factor - n
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Is a whole number that results from dividing two other whole numbers.
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Definition of a Prime Number - n
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Is a whole number that has exactly two factors: 1 and Itself.
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Definition of a Composite Number - n
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Is a whole number that isn't prime; that is, it has more than two factors.
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Definition of Prime Factorization. - n
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Is the factoring of a composite number to its primes, including duplicates.
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Definition of a Decimal - n
verified definitions\assured
guarantee
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Definition of Real Number. - n
Ans✔
Any number that appears on the number line
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Types of a Real Numbers. - n
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Includes fractions, decimals, whole numbers, and zero
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Definition of a Non-Real Number. - n
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Is a number that can't exist in real math and therefore isn't on the number line.
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Non-Real Number Types that may appear on the ACT. - n
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any number divided by zero AND the square root of a negative number (imaginary
number/i)
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Definition of a Rational Number. - n
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Is any number or fraction that can be expressed as a termination or repeating
decimal.
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Definition of a Non-Rational Number (Irrational Number) - n
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Is a real number that cannot be written as a fraction or a terminating or repeating
decimal.
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Number Line - n
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Represents the spectrum of all real numbers and symbolically extends infinitely in
both directions.
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Definition of Absolute Value - n
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Represents an expression's distance from zero on the number line.
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Rule of Absolute Value - n
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Absolute value is always positive, because a distance is always positive.
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Definition of an Integer - n
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any number, positive, negative, or zero, that can be written without a fractional or
decimal component.
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Definition of a Whole Number - n
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any positive integer and doesn't include zero.
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Definition of a Multiple - n
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Is a whole number that results from the product of two other whole numbers.
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Definition of a Factor - n
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Is a whole number that results from dividing two other whole numbers.
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Definition of a Prime Number - n
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Is a whole number that has exactly two factors: 1 and Itself.
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Definition of a Composite Number - n
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Is a whole number that isn't prime; that is, it has more than two factors.
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Definition of Prime Factorization. - n
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Is the factoring of a composite number to its primes, including duplicates.
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Definition of a Decimal - n
