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| accuracy | the correctness of a number in its representation of a given value
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| Arabic numbers | a numbering system that uses numeric symbols to indicate numbers, fractions, and decimals; uses the numerals 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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| common denominator | a number into which each of the unlike denominators of two or more fractions can be divided evenly
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| complex fraction | a fraction in which both the numerator and the denominator are fractions
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| decimal | a fraction value in which the denominator is 10 or some power of 10
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| denominator | the number in the bottom part of a fraction
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| fraction | a portion of a whole that is represented as a ratio
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| improper fraction | a fraction with a value greater than 1 (the value of the numerator is larger than the value of the denominator)
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| leading zero | a zero that is placed to the left of the decimal point, in the ones place, in a number that is less than one and is being represented by a decimal value
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| lowest known place value | the last digit on the right of a written numeral
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| military time | a system of time based on a 24-hour format
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| mixed number | a whole number and a fraction
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| numerator | the number in the top part of a fraction
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| place value | the location of a numeral in a string of numbers that describes the numeral's relationship to the decimal point
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| product | the result of multiplying one number by another
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| proper fraction | a fraction with a value of less than 1 (the value of the numerator is smaller than the value of the denominator)
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| quotient | the result of dividing one number by another
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| Roman numerals | a numbering system that uses alphabetic symbols to indicate a quantity; uses the letters I, V, and X to represent 1, 5, and 10, respectively
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| scientific notation | a method used to write numbers that have a very large or very small numerical value; uses "x 10" with an exponent
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| significant figures | the figures in a numeral that are known values and have not been rounded or estimated in the process of mathematical calculation, plus the digit in the lowest place value, which is approximate
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| standard time | a system of time that relates to the natural day and is based on a 12-hour format
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| sum | the result of adding two or more numbers together
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| trailing zero | a zero that appears at the end of a decimal string and is not needed except when considered significant
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