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Vocabulary #6
Fractions
Term | Definition |
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Fraction | A number showing part of a whole |
Numerator | The top number in a fraction which tells the number of parts selected |
Denominator | The bottom number in a fraction which tells the number of pieces making up a whole |
Improper Fraction | A fraction greater than one whole that is not written as a mixed number |
Mixed Number | A number with a whole number and a fraction part |
Equivalent | Having the same value |
Simplify | To reduce a fraction to lowest terms |
Greatest Common Factor | The greatest number that is a factor of each of two or more numbers, also referred to as the GCF |
Least Common Denominator | The least number, other than zero, that is a multiple of two or more numbers or fractions, also referred to as the LCM or LCD |
Unlike Terms | Two or more fractions that have different denominators |