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6.4 Integers Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Whole Numbers | The counting numbers including 0 Example: {0, 1 , 2, 3, 4, …} |
Integers | Numbers without a fraction or decimal. -counting numbers, their opposites, and 0 |
Positive Numbers | Any real number greater than 0. Located to the right of 0 on the number line. |
Negative Numbers | A number that is less than zero; located to the left of 0 on a number line. |
Number Line | A line on which each point represents a real number. |
Opposite | Indicating locations on opposite sides of zero on the number line. |
Deposit | To increase the value in an account when the account owner subtracts or takes money from the account. |
Withdrawal | To decrease the value in an account when the account owner adds to the account. |
Sea Level | The conventional accepted base level for measuring elevation; usually associated with the integer 0. |
Absolute Value | The distance from 0. Always positive. |
Distance | Space between two objects. Always positive. Found by counting units between points on a number line or difference of two numbers. |
Magnitude | The relative size or amount of a quantity. Another way to say absolute value. |
Compare | Using >, <, ≥, ≤, or ≠ to indicate the relationship between two quantities. |
Less Than < | A relationship showing that one value is smaller than a second value. |
Greater Than > | A relationship showing that one quantity is larger than another quantity. |
Equal to = | A symbol that means two things have the same value. |
Rational Number | A real number that can be written in the form a/b, where a and b are integers and b is not 0. The set of rational numbers include the set of integers. |
Convert a Fraction to a Decimal | Divide using long division. Don't forget to add a decimal and annex 0s. |
Inequality | A sentence containing one of the symbols >, <, ≥, ≤, or ≠ to indicate the relationship between two quantities. |
Less than or Equal to ≤ | A relationship showing that one value is smaller than or equal to a second value. |
Greater than or Equal to ≥ | A relationship showing that one quantity is larger than or equal to another quantity. |
Translate | To change into another form. |