Math vocab
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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 |
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Created by:
ErinOrr
on 2011-09-15