General Math Vocabulary
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| Associative Property of Addition/ The property that states that the way addends are grouped does not change the sum | Example: (5 + 9) + 3 = 5 + (9 + 3) 14 + 3 = 5 + 12 17 = 17
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| Associative Property of Multiplication The property that states that the way factors are grouped does not change the product | Example: (2 x 3) x 4 = 2 x (3 x 4) 6 x 4 = 2 x 12 24 = 24
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| average The number found by dividing the sum of a set of numbers by the number of addends. |
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| bar graph A graph that uses horizontal or vertical bars to display countable data | Example:
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| cardinal number A number that tells how many | Examples: 4 puppies93 cents
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| circle graph A graph the shows how parts of the data are related to the whole and to each other | Example:
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| Commutative Property of Addition The property that states that when the order of two or more addends is changed, the sum is the same | Example: 4 + 5 = 5 + 4
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| Commutative Property of Multiplication The property that states that when the order of two or more factors is changed, the product is the same | Example: 5 x 7 = 7 x 5
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| composite number A whole number having more than two factors | Example: Composite Numbers Not Composite NumbersNumber Factors Number Factors4 1, 2, 4 1 16 1, 2, 3, 6 2 1, 28 1, 2, 4, 8 3 1, 39 1, 3, 9 5 1, 5
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| coordinates The numbers in an ordered pair | The coordinates of A are (1, 3). The coordinates of B are (-4, -3).
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| cumulative frequency A running total of the number of items counted or surveyed | Example:
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| data Information collected about people or things |
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| decimal number A number with one or more digits to the right of the decimal point | Example: 3.27
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| decimal point A symbol used to separate dollars from cents in money, and the ones place from the tenths place in decimal numbers | Example:
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| decimal system A system of computation based on the number ten | Example:
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| ascending From least to greatest number | Example: These numbers are in ascending order. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
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| difference The answer in a subtraction problem | Example: 88 – 5 = 3 – 533 is the difference.
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| digit Any one of the ten symbols 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9 used to write numbers |
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| Distributive Property of Multiplication The property that states that multiplying a sum by a number is the same as multiplying each addend by the number and then adding the products | Example: 3 x (4 + 2) = (3 x 4) + (3 x 2) 3 x 6 = 12 + 6 18 = 18
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| double-bar graph A bar graph used to compare two similar kinds of data | Example:
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| equivalent Having the same value | Example:
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| equivalent decimals Decimals that name the same amount | Example: 0.5 = 0.50 = 0.500
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| evaluate To find the value of a numerical or algebraic expression | Example:
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| expanded form A way to write numbers by showing the value of each digit | Examples: 635 = 600 + 30 + 51,479 = 1,000 + 400 + 70 + 9
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| exponent A number that shows how many times the base is used as a factor | Example: The exponent is 3, indicating that 8 is used as a factor 3 times.
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| frequency table | FREQUENCY TAA table that uses numbers to record data about how often something happen Day Number of StudentsMonday 15 Tuesday 13 Wednesday 5 Thursday 9 Friday 17 BLEDay Number of Student
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| histogram A bar graph that shows the number of times data occur within intervals | Example:
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| hundredth One of one hundred equal parts | Example:
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| line graph A graph that uses a line to show how data change over time | Example:
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