Square Roots and Exponents: Vocabulary
(Example: 54)
Base
In this example, 5 is the base
An expression of the form an, where
a is the base and n is the exponent
Exponent
(Example: 5 x 5 x 5 x 5 = 54)
In this example, 4 is the exponent
To factor means to write as a product
Factor
Non-Perfect Square
Perfect Square
(Example: 20 = 2 x 2 x 5)
A fraction or a decimal that
is not a perfect square
A number that is the square
of a number
(Example: 42 = 16)
Power
Square Root
An expression of the form an, where
a is the base and n is the exponent
and the whole expression is a _______.
A number which, when multiplied by itself,
results in a given number
(Example: 5 is the square root of 25)