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Multiplication
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| commutative property of multiplication | The order of factors can be changed and the product remains the same. Example: 3x5=5x3 |
| associative property of multiplication | Factors can be regrouped and the product remains the same. Example: 2 x(4x10)=(2x4)x10 |
| identification property of multiplication | The product of any number and 1 is that number. |
| zero property of multiplication | The product of any number and 0 is 0 |
| factors | Numbers that are multiplied to get a product |
| product | The number that is the result of multiplying two or more factors |
| multiple | The product of a given whole number and another whole number |
| underestimate | An estimated sum or difference that is less than the actual answer |
| overestimate | An estimated sum or difference that is greater than the actual answer |
| exponential notation | A way to write a number using a base and an exponent |
| expanded form (exponents) | A way to write a number involving exponents that show the base as a factor |
| standard forms | A common way of writing a number with commas separating groups of three digits starting from the right Example: 3,458 |
| squared | A name for a number to the second power |
| cubed | A name for a number to the third power |
| distributive property | Multiplying a sum (or difference) by a number is the same as multiplying each number in the sum (or difference) by that number and adding the products. Example: 3x(10+ 4)= (3x10)+ 3x4) |
| partial products | Products found by breaking one of two factors into ones, tens, hundreds, and so on, and then multiplying each of these by the other factor |
| base | The number that is multiplied by itself when raised to a power |
| exponent | A number that tell show many times the base is used as a factor Example: 10 to the third power = 10 × 10 × 10; the exponent is 3 and the base is 10. |