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7th Grade Math
Math Vocab - Integers
Term | Definition |
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integers | The set of numbers containing zero, the natural numbers, and all the negatives of the natural numbers. |
Negative number | A real number that is less than zero. |
Reciprocal | The number which, when multiplied times a particular fraction, gives a result of 1 |
absolute value | The distance of a number from zero; the positive value of a number. |
Rational numbers | A set of numbers that contain both whole numbers and integers |
additive inverse | 1. Any number x that gives zero when added to -x. Example of 5 and -5 2. Two numbers that are opposites and therefore cancel each other out resulting in zero |
commutative property of addition | two or more numbers that can be added in any order without changing the sum. |
identity property | The sum of zero and any number is that number. |
associative property | For all real numbers a, b, and c, the sum is always the same regardless of grouping. |