Algebra Glossary: P percent: Fractions with a denominator of
100. The percentage is the numerator of the fraction, indicating
the number of parts out of 100. permutation: A counting method
that determines the number of ordered arrangements there are
when a certain number of objects are selected from a given set.
polynomial: An expression with one or more terms. positive
number: Any quantity greater than zero. power: A value of an
exponent indicating the number of times the base is multiplied
by itself. power of zero: A rule of exponents, where any number
raised to the power of zero equals one as long as the base
number isn’t zero. prime factorization: The process of finding
the prime numbers that, when multiplied together, produce a
given composite number. prime number: A whole number larger than
one that can be divided evenly only by itself and one. principal
square root: A positive number that when multiplied by itself
produces a given positive number. product: The result of
multiplication. proper fraction: