A measure of how a function changes as its input changes. It represents the slope of the tangent line to a curve.

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion in a set of values.

The inverse of exponentiation. For example,
log
⁡
𝑏
(
𝑥
)
=
𝑦
log
b
​
(x)=y means
𝑏
𝑦
=
𝑥
b
y
=x.

A line that a graph approaches but never touches.

A sequence of numbers with a constant difference between consecutive terms.

The value that a function approaches as the input approaches a specific value.

A rectangular array of numbers used to represent systems of equations or transformations.

If
𝑓
(
𝑐
)
=
0
f(c)=0, then
(
𝑥
−
𝑐
)
(x−c) is a factor of the polynomial
𝑓
(
𝑥
)
f(x).