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Algebra
Alegra is the study of operations and their application to solving equations.
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Compound inequality
Mathematics; Algebra
A sentence linking two conditions with "and" or "or". At least one of the conditions is an inequality.
Conic section
Mathematics; Algebra
A curve that has a sec- ond-degree equation and is defined in terms of the distance of its points from fixed points and/or lines. This includes circles, parabolas. ellipses and hyperbolas.
Identity element
Mathematics; Algebra
A number which added to or multiplied times any number in a set yields that same number in the set.
Identity properties
Mathematics; Algebra
There are real numbers 0 and I such that for each real number a, a + 0, 0 + a = a and a x 1 = 1 x a = a.
Increasing function
Mathematics; Algebra
A function such that for any numbers a and b in the domain. if ''a > b'', then ''f(a) > f(b)''.
Independent events
Mathematics; Algebra
Two events not affected by each other. Two events A and B are independent if and only if P(A and then B) P(A) x P(B).
