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After putting a set of data in order, the value in the middle Median The sum of the data divided by the number of items in the data set Mean In a data set, the value that appears the most Mode The difference between the greatest value and the least value in a data set Range Whole numbers and their opposites Integers A whole number greater than 1 that has exactly 2 factors, 1 and itself Prime Number A whole number that has more than two factors Composite Number Is 1 a prime number? No, it only has one factor - 1 A letter that represents a number that can vary Variable A number that can't change Constant In the term 7x, 7 is the _______ Coefficient In the term 8y, y is the _____________ Variable Terms with the same variable raised to the same power. The coefficient does not have to be the same. Like terms Measures the distance a number is away from zero Absolute Value Numbers that can be written as a fraction with integers for numerators and denominators Rational Numbers 1st quarter math vocabulary