Term | Definition |
Commutative
Property of
Multiplication | The order of factors can be changed and the product remains the same. Example: 3* 3* 5 = 5 * 3* 3 |
Associative
Property of
Multiplication | Factors can be regrouped and the product remains the same. Example: 2 *(4 *10) (2 * 4)* 10 |
Identity Property
of Multiplication | The product of any
number and 1 is that
number. |
Zero Property of
Multiplication | The product of any
number and 0 is 0. |
factors | Numbers that are
multiplied to get a
product |
product | The number that is the
result of multiplying two or
more factors |
multiple | The product of a given
whole number and another
whole number |
underestimate | An estimated sum or
difference that is less than
the actual answer |
overestimate | An estimated sum or
difference that is greater
than the actual answer |
exponential notation | A way to write a number
using a base and an
exponent |
expanded form
(exponents) | A way to write a number
involving exponents that
show the base as a factors |
standard form | A common way of writing
a number with commas
separating groups of three
digits starting from the
right Example: 3,458 |
squared | A name for a number to
the second power |
cubed | A name for a number to
the third power |
Distributive
Property | Multiplying a sum (or
difference) by a number
is the same as multiplying
each number in the sum (or
difference) by that number
and adding the products.
Example: 3 3 (10 1 4) 5
(3 3 10) 1 (3 3 4) |
base | The number that is
multiplied by itself when
raised to a power Example:
In 53, the 5 is the base. |
exponent | A number that tells
how many times the base is
used as a factor Example:
103 5 10 × 10 × 10;
the exponent is 3 and the
base is 10. |