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Unit 1 Vocabulary
Magee 5th Grade Math Unit 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| compatible numbers | These numbers that are friendly with each other and help us easily do math |
| counting (natural) numbers | the set of positive numbers that begins at one and increases by increments of one each time (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ...) |
| dividend | the number that is being divided |
| divisor | the number the dividend is being divided by |
| estimation | reasoning to determine an approximate value |
| factor | a number multiplied by another number to find a product |
| product | the total when two or more factors are multiplied |
| quotient | the size or measure of each group or the number of groups when the dividend is divided by the divisor |
| rounding | a method for estimating a number by increasing or retaining a specific place value digit according to specific rules and changing all trailing digits to zero |
| strip diagram | a linear model used to illustrate number relationships |
| whole numbers | the set of counting (natural) numbers and zero (0, 1, 2, 3 ....) |