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Algebra
Alegra is the study of operations and their application to solving equations.
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additive inverse
Mathematics; Algebra
The additive inverse of any number x is the number that gives zero when added to x. The additive inverse of 5 is -5.
absolute value
Mathematics; Algebra
The distance of a number from zero; the positive value of a number.
additive identity
Mathematics; Algebra
The number zero is called the additive identity because the sum of zero and any number is that number.
cross product
Mathematics; Algebra
A product found by multiplying the numerator of one fraction by the denominator of another fraction and the denominator of the first fraction by the numerator of the second.