Definition

Reading and writing definitions. **
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**Definitions**
A definition is a rethorical pattern you use to conceptualize words. Definitions usually have a term to be defined, a general class word and a characteristic or characteristics. Example A dog (term to be defined) is an animal (general class word) that barks has four legs and a tail. (characteristics)

=Assignment= 1. Now select 10 definitions from the on-line mathematics dictionary at [], [|http://www.math.com/school/glossary/glossindex.html], [], or from any other math glossary or dictionary and copy them. Your job will be to identify: a. the term to be defined b. the general class word and c. the characteristics

1. Complex numbers (term to be defined) One can think of them as an ordered pair of numbers. (general class word) Complex numbers helped earlier mathematicians deal with the problem of taking the square root of a negative number. A complex number takes the form a + b*sqrt(-1), where a and b are real numbers. (characteristics)

2. Coordinates (term to be defined) A unique ordered pair of numbers (general class word) that identifies a point on the coordinate plane. The first number in the ordered pair identifies the position with regard to the x-axis while the second number identifies the position on the y-axis. (characteristics)

3. Correlation (term to be defined) A statistical measure (general class word) referring to the relationship between two random variables. It is a positive correlation when each variable tends to increase or decrease as the other does, and a negative or inverse correlation if one tends to increase as the other decreases. (characteristics)

4. Cube (term to be defined)A prism (general class word) with six square faces (characteristics)

5. Fibonacci numbers (term to be defined) A set of numbers (general class word) formed by adding the last two numbers to get the next in the series: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13. Named for Leonardo of Pisa, an Italian mathematician of the Middle Ages, who called himself Fibonacci, short for filius Bonacci which means "son of Bonacci". The original problem he investigated in1202 A.D. was about how fast rabbits could breed under ideal circumstances. His research led to the construction of this unique set of numbers. (characteristics)

6. Infinity (term to be defined) Greater than any fixed counting number, or extending forever. (general class word) No matter how large a number one thinks of, infinity is larger than it. Infinity has no limits (characteristics)

7. Estimate (term to be defined)The best guess (general class word) arrived at after considering all the information given in a problem (characteristics)

8. Limit (term to be defined) The target value (general class word) that terms in a sequence of numbers are getting closer to. This limit is not necessarily ever reached the numbers in the sequence eventually get arbitrarily close to the limit (characteristics)

9. Percent (term to be defined) A ratio (general class word) that compares a number to one hundred. The symbol for percent is % (characteristics)

10. Graph (term to be defined)A visual representation of data (general class word) that displays the relationship among variables, usually cast along x and y axes. (characteristics)

2. __**Using your own words**__, write 5 definitions about any mathematical terms.

As soon as you have all these ready, please paste it in your wiki.

For additional information about writing definitions, please visit the following site (this is what I printed for the class) []


 * A** Triangle is a polygon of three sides, it is determinate**D** by three noncollinear points called vertices.


 * A** Polinomial is a algebraic expression that has a finite number of variables and constants, it only use**S** operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and heightening with natural exponents.

Arithmetic is a part of the mathematics that study**IES** the formation of the numbers, how to express them, and the calculation, all the __propierties__ and resolution of the problems __derivaties__ from mathematics.

Algebra is a branch of __(the__ omit) mathematics that use**S** numbers, letters and characters to generalize different mathematical operations.

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