Algebra Glossary

main diagonal of a square matrix:	The diagonal from the upper left to the lower right.
major axis:	The longer axis of an ellipse.
mapping:	An association from the elements of the domain to the elements of the range.
matrix matrices:	A rectangular array of numbers arranged in Tows and columns.
maximum value:	The Y-coordinate of the vertex of the graph of a quadratic function that opens downward.
mean:	The sum of a set of numbers divided by the number of numbers in the set.
mean absolute deviation:	The average absolute deviation from the mean for a set of numbers.
mean proportional:	The geometric mean between two numbers.
median:	The middle number in a set of numbers arranged in order.
midpoint:	The point on a segment that is equidistant from the endpoints.
midpoint formula:	If the coordinates of point A are (x1,y1) and the coordinates of point B are (x2,y2), then the coordinates of the midpoint of segment AB are {(x1+x2)/2, (y1+y2)/2}
minimum value:	The y-coordinate of the vertex of the graph of a quadratic function that opens upward.
minor of an element:	The determinant that remains after the row and column containing the element have been deleted.
minor axis:	The shorter axis of an ellipse.
mode:	The number that occurs most often in a set of numbers.
monomial:	A constant (a number), a variable, or a product of constants and/or variables.
multiplicative inverse (or reciprocals):	Pairs of real numbers that have the product 1.
multiplicative identity matrix:	A square matrix with I's on the main diagonal (upper lcft to lower right) and other entries 0.
mutually exclusive events:	Two events A and B are mutually exclusive if and only if they have no outcomes in common.

Note: The terms in this collection may not be entirely accurate.
They are for reference only.

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