Definition of Precalculus

1. Noun. A class in school taken before calculus to help students prepare for calculus. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Precalculus

1. [n -LI or -LUSES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Precalculus

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precalculus (current term)
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Literary usage of Precalculus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Cross-Cultural Comparison of the American & Japanese Educational Systems (1993)
"Students taking mathematics classes in the twelfth grade were divided into precalculus and calculus classes. The curriculum coverage for the two types of ..."

2. Project Impact edited by Ann McNeal (1998)
"... mathematics, or engineering at the University of Texas—San Antonio (UTSA) by focusing on their successful completion of College Algebra, precalculus, ..."

3. Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering by Joan Burrelli, Carolyn Arena, Carolyn Shettle, Deborah Fort (1996)
"The gap widens even further in precalculus: 53 percent of the Asians took that course in high school. The whites' proportion was 17 percentage points behind ..."

4. Advanced Technological Education: 1995 Awards And Activities by DIANE Publishing Company (2004)
"MP-IDEA has 4 components to: (1) design precalculus courses that are relevant, that are realistic, and that give students skills and concepts to succeed in ..."

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