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Math Vocabulary

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Prime Numbers   A natural number greater than one that has no positive factors other than one and itself   2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, ...  
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Real Number   A value that represents any quanitity along a number line   4 0 -17 1/2 4/3 4.1 pi  
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Natural Numbers   Counting Numbers   1, 2, 3, ...  
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Whole Numbers   Natural numbers and zero   0, 1, 2, 3, ...  
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Integers   Whole numbers and their opposites   ...-3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, ...  
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Rational Numbers   n/m where n and m are integers and m does not equal zero   3/2 2/9 -6/10 5 = 5/1 0.5 = 1/2  
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Irrational Numbers   Any real number tha cannot be written as a fraction   pi square root of 2  
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Order of Operations   Steps taken to simplify an expression   PEMDAS  
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Absoulte Value   The distance a number is from zero   |4| = 4 |-8| = 8  
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Radical   An expression that uses a root, such as a square root or cube root    
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Expression   A mathematical sentence using numbers, variables and operations, but not an equal sign or inequality   2x + 3 - 8  
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Variable   A letter used to represent a number   x y z t  
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Adding words   Plus, more then, sum, add, increase, addition   five plus two, what is the sum of two and eight. Three increased by two  
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Multiplying words   Times, multiple , ***product****   Eight time two, the multiple of two... the product of two and five is...  
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Subtracting words   Decreased, minus, subtract, subtraction,   Eight decreased by two is... Nine minus two is... Subtract two from four..  
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Dividing words   Quotient, divided by, divide, goes into   The quotient of four and one is.. Four divided by two is... 24 gose into four how many times..  
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Three cubed   3^3   Three to the three on top (3, then three exponent)  
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cubed root   3 then square root sign   thee then square root sign  
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Factors   Numbers that can be multiplied to get another number   1 * 27 = 27 and 5 * 10 = 50  
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