Algebra Glossary

value of a series:	The simplified sum of a series.
variable:	A symbol, usually a letter, that represents, and may be replaced by, any number from a particular set of numbers.
vectors:	Matrices with either one row or one column.
vertex of a parabola:	The point on a parabola midway between the focus and the directrix.
vertical-line test:	If no vertical line intersects a graph of a relation more than once, then the re- lation is a function.
vertices of an ellipse:	The endpoints of the major and minor axes.
vertices of a hyperbola:	The two points in which a hyperbola is intersected by the line through the two focus points.
vinculum:	The bar over the radicand.

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

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