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Of or pertaining to the study of the measurement, properties, and relationships of quantities and sets, using numbers and symbols.
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cube root
Mathematics; Algebra
A number that must be multiplied times itself three times to equal a given number.
decreasing function
Mathematics; Algebra
A function with a graph that moves downward as it is followed from left to right.
degenerate
Mathematics; Algebra
An example of a definition that stretches the definition to an absurd degree.
degree of a term
Mathematics; Algebra
For a term with one variable, the degree is the variable's exponent.
abcissa
Mathematics; Algebra
The first coordinate in an ordered pair. For the point (8, –2) the abscissa is 8.
acceleration
Mathematics; Algebra
The rate of change of velocity over time. For motion along the number line, acceleration is a scalar. For motion on a plane or through space, acceleration is a vector.
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