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math vocab 1-4
Term | Definition |
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numbers that are not fractions or decimals | whole numbers |
a decimal that ends or terminates | Terminating decimal |
the distance a number is away from zero on a number line | absolute value |
the set of whole numbers and their opposites | Integers |
whole numbers beginning at 1 | counting/natural numbers |
Any number that can be written as a/b and b is not zero | Rational Number |
another way of writing a fraction | decimal |
a comparison of 2 quantities by division | Ratio |
The numbers that make up a given number | Digits |
a ratio that compares the whole group to part of the group | Whole to part ratio |
the flat surface created by the x and y axis lines | coordinate plane |
part of a whole number written using a numerator and a denominator | fraction |
numbers to the left of zero on a number line | negative integers |
the line that divides a figure into two halves that are a reflection of each other | line of symmetry |
integers to the right of zero on a number line | positive integers |
two integers that are the same distance from zero | opposite integers |
two fractions with like denominators | common denominators |
a ratio that compares a part of the group to the whole group | part to whole ratio |
the horizontal line on a coordinate plane | x axis |
the point where the x and y axis intersect | origin |
a line or bar above the part of a repeating decimal that repeats | bar notation |
the vertical line on a coordinate plane | y axis |
using a fraction such as 1/2 as a reference point | benchmark |
fractions that name the same amount but look different | equivalent fractions |
the four regions on the coordinate plane | four quadrants |
a fraction in which 1 is the only number that can divide evenly into the numerator and denominator | simplest form |
a decimal in which one or more digits repeat | repeating decimal |
a pair of coordinates that represent a point on the coordinate plane | ordered pair |
in a fraction, the number above the fraction line | numerator |
fractions that do not have the same number on the denominators | unlike fractions |
in a fraction, the number below the fraction line | denominator |
a flipped over fraction | reciprocal |
a point in the same position but a different quadrant | reflection |
fractions with the same number in the denominator | like fractions |
the opposite operation | inverse operation |
a fraction in which the numerator is bigger than the denominator | improper fraction |
a whole number and a fraction | mixed number |
a ratio that compares a part of the group to another part of the group | part to part ratio |
a rate that makes a comparison to one unit | unit rate |
numbers that are multiplied to make a product | factors |
two ratios that name the same comparison | equivalent ratios |
numbers that have more than two factors | composite numbers |
numbers greater than 1 that only has 2 factors; 1 and itself | prime number |
a ratio that compares 2 quantities that have different units | rate |
two equivalent ratios | proportion |
LCM | least common multiple |
a number written as the product of all prime numbers | prime factorization |
skip counting; the product of two numbers when one number is constant | multiples |
rounded numbers that are easy to compute mentally | compatible numbers |
a letter that stands for an unknown number | variable |
the number being divided in a division problem | dividend |
the number that is being divided into the dividend | divisor |
math that uses number and letters | algebra |
the answer to a division problem | quotient |