Definition
Term number
The numbered position of a term in a sequence, usually counted from 1.
Continue from this idea into connected AXIO math.
Defining relationship
The term number is the seat; the term value is what sits there.
A term number identifies a term’s position in a sequence; AXIO counts the first position as 1 unless a task labels a different starting index.
- term 13+ 3
- term 26+ 3
- term 39+ 3
- term 412
value = 3 × term number
What it means
Write 1, 2, 3, and so on above the sequence. Those numbers name the places. A term number tells where a term sits, not the value sitting in that place.
Remember it
The term number is the seat; the term value is what sits there.
Example
In 4, 9, 14, 19, 24, the positions are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. The value 19 is at term number 4, so the fourth term is 19.
Watch for
In 10, 20, 30, the number 30 is the third term. Its value is 30, but its term number is 3.
Common mix-up
Term number means position; term value means the number or object at that position.
Exact meaning
A term number identifies a term’s position in a sequence; AXIO counts the first position as 1 unless a task labels a different starting index.