TSA Tech Bowl Math ALL VOCAB (given not extra)

What is i?

The imaginary unit, equals the square root of -1.

What is pi?

A number about 3.14159 that represents the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter.

What is e?

A special number about 2.718 used in growth and decay calculations.

What is a logarithm?

The opposite of exponentiation

it tells what power to raise a number to.

What is a natural logarithm?

A logarithm with base e.

What is a graph?

A picture that shows how two things are related.

What is slope of a line?

How steep a line is.

What is the y-intercept of a line?

The point where a line crosses the y-axis.

What is a ray?

A line that starts at one point and goes infinitely in one direction.

What is a tangent?

A line that touches a curve at exactly one point