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Fractions
Fractions CCSS Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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fraction | a way of representing part of a whole or part of a group by telling the number of equal parts in the whole and the number of parts you are describing |
numerator | the number or expression written above the line in a fraction |
denominator | the quantity below the line in a fraction, tells the number of equal parts into which the whole is divided |
mixed number | a number with an integer and a fraction part |
improper fraction | a fraction with a numerator greater than or equal to the denominator |
common factor | any factor that two or more numbers share |
greatest common factor | the largest factor shared by two or more numbers |
common multiple | an multiple that two or more numbers share |
least common multiple | the smallest multiple shared by two or more numbers |
common denominator | a common multiple of the denominators of two fractions |
multiplicative inverses | two numbers whose product is one; also called reciprocals |
reciprocals | two numbers whose product is 1; also called multiplicative inverses |