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Word of the Week
6th Grade Math Vocabulary Words of the Week
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Percent | rate per one hundred |
| Rational Number | a number that can be expressed as a ratio, this includes all positive and negative whole numbers, decimals, percents, fractions. |
| Integer | All the whole numbers and their opposites, including zero. |
| Whole Number | A positive number with no fractional or decimal part. |
| Opposite | The number that is an equal distance from zero on the opposite side of the number line. |
| Absolute Value | How far a number is from zero. *Always positive* |
| Zero Pair | a pair of numbers with a positive and negative sign whose sum is zero. |
| Ratio | A relationship between two quantities Ex: On a dog the ratio of legs to noses is four to one. Can also be written as 4:1 or 4/1 |
| Rate | A ratio comparing quantities of different units. Ex: A high speed bullet train traveled 360 miles in 3 hours. The rate is 360 miles for every 3 hours. |
| Unit Rate | A rate with a second term of one. A unit rate often has the word "per" in it. Ex: Our bullet train that traveled 360 miles for every 3 hours has a unit rate of 120 miles per hour. |
| Proportion | A word that describes the equality of ratios. If two or more ratios are equal, they are proportional |
| Prime Number | A whole number whose only factors are itself and one. Ex: The number 3 only has the factors 1 and 3 (PRIME) whereas 6 has the factors 1, 2, 3, and 6 (NOT PRIME) |
| Prime Factorization | A number written as the product of its prime factors. Will be found using a factor tree. |
| Exponent | An exponent tell you how many times to use the base as a factor. Ex: 3^4 = 3x3x3x3 not 3x4 |
| Variable | A symbol that represents an unknown value |
| Substitution | Assigning value to the variable in an expression or equation to allow you to evaluate or solve! |
| Distributive Property | The product of a number and a sum is equal to the sum of the products of the addends and the number Ex: a(b + c) = a x b + a x c |
| Independent variable | a variable whose value does not depend on the value of another variable. Also called the input of a function |
| Dependent variable | a variable whose value depends on the value of another variable. Also called the output of a function |
| Area | 2D figures. The number of square units that can fit into a shape. |
| Volume | 3D figures. The amount of space an object takes up V=lwh |
| Height | Distances from the top of a figure to it's base. Height will always be draw at a right angle. |
| Median | The middle value in a data set that is arranged in ascending order. |
| Mode | The number that appears most often in a data set. There can be more than one mode in a data set. |
| Range | The difference between the lowest value and the highest value in a data set. |
| Interquartile Range | The difference between the first quartile and third quartile of a data set. (To find the first and third quartiles, you find the middle of your data set and then find the middle of the top and bottom halves!) |
| Mean (Average) | Divide the sum of all the numbers in a data set by the number of elements in the set. |
| Equation | A number sentence stating that two things are equal. ALWAYS has an equal sign |
| Expression | A group of terms and operators. NO equal sign |
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