Glossary "F"

Glossary "F"

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Factor	Numbers or expressions that are multiplied together to produce a specific product.
Function	A rule that assigns each input number (x) to a single output number (y). The word "single" in this definition is very important. A relation in which different ordered pairs have different first coordinates.
Function Notation	Using a function name such as f(x) instead of y to indicate the output for a particular input.
Fundamental Counting Principle	A method of multiplying all possible outcomes in a sample space by the number of ways each event can occur.