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1/2 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Integers | The set of whole numbers and their opposites |
| Absolute Value | The distance between a number and 0 on a number line |
| Opposites | 2 numbers that are the same distance from 0 on a number line, but on opposite sides of 0 |
| Additive Inverse | The opposite of a number |
| Associative Property of Addition | Changing the group of addends doesn't change the sum |
| Associative Property of Multiplication | Changing the group of factors doesn't change the sum |
| Commutative Property of Addition | Changing the order of addends doesn't change the sum |
| Commutative Property of Multiplication | Changing the order of factors doesn't change the sum |
| Distributive Property | To multiply a sum or difference by a number, multiply each number in the sum or difference by the number outside the parentheses. Then evaluate. |
| Order of Operations | The order in which to perform operations when evaluating expressions with more than 1 operation |
| Rational Number | A number that can be written as a/b where a and b are integers and b doesn't = 0 |
| Whole Number | 1,2,3,4,... |
| Terminating Decimal | a decimal that ends |
| Repeating Decimal | a decimal with a pattern that repeats |