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Math Vocab
Math vocab
Question | Answer |
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the bigger number written with an exponent that is used as a factor | Base Number |
a number with more that 2 factors | Composite number |
the factor that 2 or more numbers have in common | common factors |
multiples that 2 or more numbers have in common | common multiples |
to look at the value of different numbers to see which one is bigger or if they are equal | compare |
the answer to a subtraction problem | difference |
the number that is being divided | dividend |
the number you are dividing by | divisor |
when a number can be divided by another number without a remainder | divisible |
numbers that are multiples of 2 and divisible by 2. They end with 0,2,4,6 or 8. | even number |
the little number at the top right of a bigger number (base) that tells you how many times to multiply the big number by itself | exponent |
the form where you show the factor multiplied out the correct number of times | expanded form |
the form which includes the base number and the exponent | exponential form |
to find an answer close to the exact answer by rounding | estimate |
equal in value | equivalent |
work out or solve the problem | evaluate |
a number that another number is divisible by. The numbers you multiply to get a product | factor pair |
a number representing parts of a whole | fraction |
the biggest factor in 2 or more numbers have in common | greatest common factor GCF |
to explain or prove your answer | justify |
the smallest multiple that 2 or more numbers have in common | least common multiple LCM |
skip counting numbers for ever and ever | multiple |
numbers that are not divisible by 2. They end with 1,3,5,7 or 9. | odd number |
the answer to a multiplication problem | product |
a number with only 2 factors. 1 and itself | prime number |
using a factor tree to break down a number into the product of its primes using exponents | prime factorization |
the answer to a division problem | quotient |
the answer to an addition problem | sum |
the product of a number and itself | square number |
the answer to a problem | solution |