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Part I Vocabulary
6th Grade Math Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| estimate | to find an answer close to the exact method by rounding |
| exponent | in a power, the number that tells how many times the base is used as a factor |
| expanded notation | a way to write numbers that shows the value of each digit |
| inequality | a mathematical statement formed by placing an inequality symbol, < or >, between two expressions |
| associative property | property that groups numbers in different ways |
| commutative property | property that states the order of 2 numbers may be switched around for addition or multiplication and the answer is the same |
| distributive property | property that states to multiply each addend of the sum in parenthesis by the number outside the parenthesis |
| identity property | property that states adding a number by 0 or multiply by 1 equals the same number |
| composite numbers | a whole number greater than 1 having more than 2 factors |
| prime number | a whole number that has exactly 2 factors, 1 and itself |
| difference | the answer to a subtraction problem |
| product | the answer to a multiplication problem |
| quotient | the answer to a division problem |
| sum | the answer to an addition problem |
| repeating decimal | a decimal in which one or more of the digits repeat indefinitely |
| terminating decimal | a decimal that ends or terminates |