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 Mathematics Content Standards - Curriculum Frameworks (CA Dept of Education)
60 GLOSSARY Glossary absolute value. A number’s distance from zero on the number line. The absolute value of -4 is 4; the absolute value of 4 is 4. algorithm. An organized procedure for perform­ ing a given type of calculation or solving a given type of problem. An exa...
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60 GLOSSARY Glossary absolute value. A number’s distance from zero on the number line. The absolute value of -4 is 4; the absolute value of 4 is 4. algorithm. An organized procedure for perform­ ing a given type of calculation or solving a given type of problem. An example is long division. arithmetic sequence. A sequence of elements, a 1 , a 2 , a , .␣ .␣ . , such that the difference of 3 successive terms is a constant a +␣ − a = k; i 1 i for example, the sequence {2, 5, 8, 11, 14
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60 GLOSSARY Glossary absolute value. A number&rsquo;s distance from zero on the number <span class="highlight">line</span>. The absolute value of -4 is 4; the absolute value of 4 is 4. <span class="highlight">algorithm</span>. An organized procedure <span class="highlight">for</span> perform&shy; ing a given type of calculation or solving a given type of problem. An example is long division. arithmetic sequence. A sequence of elements, a 1 , a 2 , a , .&#9251; .&#9251; . , such that the difference of 3 successive terms is a constant a +&#9251; &minus; a = k; i 1 i <span class="highlight">for</span> example, the sequence {2, 5, 8, 11, 14