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FUNCTIONS - What is a function?

Author: Kate Sidlo

TO DO:

1) Take notes from the podcast video.

2) Add the definitions from the vocabulary section at the bottom to your vocabulary sheet.

FUNCTIONS - What is a Function?

What is a Function? Slides

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Definition of a function, broken down

VOCABULARY

FUNCTION: A relationship where every input has one and only one output

INPUT: A term or number that is plugged into a relationship; the x-variable in an ordered pair

RELATIONSHIP: A comparison of terms, variables, and/or numbers (typically an equation or inequality)

OUTPUT: A term or number that is the answer or solution to a relationship; the y-variable in an ordered pair