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Part I Vocabulary
6th Grade Math Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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estimate | to find an answer close to the exact method by rounding |
exponent | in a power, the number that tells how many times the base is used as a factor |
expanded notation | a way to write numbers that shows the value of each digit |
inequality | a mathematical statement formed by placing an inequality symbol, < or >, between two expressions |
associative property | property that groups numbers in different ways |
commutative property | property that states the order of 2 numbers may be switched around for addition or multiplication and the answer is the same |
distributive property | property that states to multiply each addend of the sum in parenthesis by the number outside the parenthesis |
identity property | property that states adding a number by 0 or multiply by 1 equals the same number |
composite numbers | a whole number greater than 1 having more than 2 factors |
prime number | a whole number that has exactly 2 factors, 1 and itself |
difference | the answer to a subtraction problem |
product | the answer to a multiplication problem |
quotient | the answer to a division problem |
sum | the answer to an addition problem |
repeating decimal | a decimal in which one or more of the digits repeat indefinitely |
terminating decimal | a decimal that ends or terminates |