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Basic Math
Pre-Algebra
Algebra
Trigonometry
Precalculus
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Math Glossary
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LCD:
L
east
C
ommon
D
enominator; the smallest
multiple
of the
denominators
of two or more
fractions
.
LCM:
L
east
C
ommon
M
ultiple; the smallest non-zero number that is a
multiple
of two or more numbers.
least common denominator:
The smallest
multiple
of the
denominators
of two or more
fractions
.
least common multiple:
The smallest non-zero number that is a
multiple
of two or more numbers.
length:
Measure
of
distance
; a
dimension
of a solid or
rectangle
.
l’Hospital’s Rule:
Rule that uses
derivatives
to help compute limits with indeterminate forms.
like fractions:
Fractions
that have the same
denominator
.
like terms:
Terms
that have the same
variables
raised to the same
exponent
. Example:
and
.
limit:
A number that a
function
approaches as the independent
variable
of the
function
approaches a given value.
line:
A straight
set
of
points
that extends into
infinity
in both directions.
linear equation:
An
equation
whose
graph
is a line, that is, an
equation
that has a
degree
of one. Example:
y=3x-2
line of symmetry:
Line that
divides
a geometric
figure
into two
congruent
portions.
line segment:
Two
points
on a line, and all the
points
between those two
points
.
locus:
A path of
points
.
log:
Abbreviation of logarithm.
logarithm:
The
exponent
of the
power
to which a
base
number must be raised to equal a given number. Example:
2
is the logarithm of
100
to the
base
10
-
(
10
must be raised to the
power
of
2
in order to equal
100
)
logarithmic function:
Rule that returns for each argument the
exponent
to which the
base
must be raised in order to get the argument; the
inverse
of the exponential
function
.
logic:
The study of sound reasoning.
lowest terms:
Simplest form; when the
GCF
of the
numerator
and the
denominator
of a
fraction
is
1
.
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