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Math Dictionary
Math Vocabulary Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Addend | a number to be added to another. |
| Coefficient | the number placed infront of the variable. |
| Denominator | the number written below the bar line. |
| Difference | the answer in a subtraction problem. |
| Dividend | a number that is divided by a divisor. |
| Divisor | the number by which the dividend is divided. |
| Expression | part of an equation. |
| Factor | a number that is multiplied together to get a product. |
| Fraction | a number usually expressed in the form a/b. |
| Mean | the average. |
| Median | the number that is in the middle. |
| Minuend | a number from which another is subtracted. |
| Mode | the number that appears the most. |
| Numerator | the number written above the fraction bar. |
| Product | the answer in a multiplication problem. |
| Proportion | two equal ratios |
| Quotient | the answer in a division problem. |
| Range | the highest number - the lowest number. |
| Rate | a certain quantity or amount of one thing. |
| Ratio | a relationship between two quantities. |
| Reciprocal | a flipped fraction. |
| Subtrahend | the number that is subtracted from a minuend. |
| Sum | the answer in an addition problem. |
| Terms | part of an equation. |
| Variable | a letter representing another number you don't know. |