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math vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| absolute value | the distance of an integer from zero on a number line |
| algebraic expression | an expression that includes at least one variable |
| area | the number of square units needed to cover a surface with out any gaps or over laps |
| base | a number used as a repeated factor |
| base (geometry) | in two dimensions, one side of a triangle or a parallelogram which is used to help find the area |
| box plot | a graph that shows how data are distributed using the median, quartiles, least value, and greatest value |
| capacity | the amount a container can hold |
| coefficient | a number that is multiplied by a variable |
| common factor | a number that is a factor of two or more numbers |
| composite figure | a figure that is made up of two or more simpler figures |
| congruent | having the same size and shape |
| Addend | a number that is added to give a sum. |
| Integers | the positive and negative whole numbers. (whole numbers and their opposites) |
| Decimal | another way of writing a fraction. |
| Factors | numbers that are multiplied to give a product. |
| Digits | whole numbers 0-9 which are used to make up all other numbers |
| Quotient | the result when one number is divided by another. |
| Numerator | the number in a fraction that tells how many equal parts of the whole are being considered |
| GCF | the largest number that can be divided by two or more numbers evenly |
| Divisor | the number the dividend is being divided by |
| Reciprocals | two numbers which when multiplied equal a product of 1. |
| Dividend | the number being divided in a division problem. |
| Denominator | the number in a fraction that tells how many equal parts are in the whole |
| Benchmark | a familiar number used as a point of reference |
| Prime factorization | a number written as the product of prime numbers. all |
| Repeating decimal | a decimal representation of a number that has one or more digits that reappear infinitely. |
| Equivalent fractions | fractions that name the same part and have the same value |
| Simplest form | the numerator and denominator have only 1 as a common factor |
| Terminating decimal | a decimal representation of a number that eventually ends. |
| Mixed number | a number made up of a whole number and a fraction |
| Natural/ counting numbers | the whole numbers greater than zero; beginning with 1 |
| Multiple | the whole numbers greater than zero; beginning with 1 |
| Composite number | a number > 1 that has more than two whole-number factors |
| Prime number | a number that has only two factors, 1 and itself |