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LCD
Least Common
Denominator; the smallest
multiple of the denominators of two or more
fractions.
LCM
Least Common
Multiple; the smallest non-zero
number that is a multiple of two or more numbers.
least common denominator
The smallest multiple of the denominators
of two or more fractions.
least common multiple
The smallest non-zero number that is a multiple
of two or more numbers.
length
Measure of distance; a dimension of a solid
or rectangle.
like fractions
Fractions that have the same denominator.
like terms
Terms that have the same variables raised
to the same exponent. Example: 3x2
and -2x2.
limit
A number that a function approaches as the
independent variable of the function approaches
a given value.
line
A straight set of points that extends into
infinity in both directions.
linear equation
An equation whose graph is a line, that is,
an equation that has a degree of one. Example:
y = 3x - 2
line of symmetry
Line that divides a geometric figure into
two congruent portions.
line segment
Two points on a line, and all the points between
those two points.
locus
A path of points.
logarithm (log)
The exponent of the power to which a base
number must be raised to equal a given number.
Example: 2 is the logarithm of 100 to the
base 10 (2=log10100). (10 must be raised to
the power of 2 in order to equal 100)
logarithmic function
Rule that returns for each argument the exponent
to which the base must be raised in order
to get the argument; the inverse of the exponential
function.
logic
The study of sound reasoning.
lowest terms
Simplest form; when the GCF of the numerator
and the denominator of a fraction is 1.
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