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Math 6 Unit 1A
Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Whole Number | A number with NO decimals or fractions |
Proper Fraction | A fraction that has a numerator that is less than the denominator |
Mixed Number | A whole number and a proper fraction together |
Improper Fraction | A fraction in which the numerator is greater than or equal to the denominator |
Simplify | To make the numerator and the denominator of a fraction the smallest numbers possible |
Reciprocal | One of two numbers whose product is 1; this is when you FLIP the fraction |
Algorithm | A step-by-step method used to solve a problem (for example, the steps to a long division problem) |
Sum | The answer to an addition problem |
Addend | The numbers that are added together |
Difference | The answer to a subtraction problem |
Subtrahead | The number being subtracted from another number (the second number) |
Minuend | The number that is being taken away from (the first number) |
Product | The answer to a multiplication problem |
Quotient | The answer to a division problem |
Dividend | The number being divided; the number inside the box |
Divisor | The number which divides into another number; the number outside the division box |
Denominator | The bottom number in a fraction |
Numerator | The top number in a fraction |