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math vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| rational number | a number that can be written as a/b where a and b are integers and b does not = 0 |
| whole number | the number 0,1,2,3,4 |
| terminating decimal | a decimal that ends |
| repeating decimal- | a decimal that has a pattern and repeats. |
| Integer | the set of whole numbers and their opposites |
| order of operations | -the order in which to perform observations when evaluating expressions with one or more than one observation. |
| distributive property | to multiply the sum or difference by a number multiply each number in the sum or difference by the number outside of the parenthesis.then evaluate. |
| commutative property of multiplication | changing the order of factors does not change the product. |
| commutative property of addition | changing the order of addends does not change the sum. |
| associative property of multiplication | changing the group of factors does not change the products |
| associative property of addition | changing the group of addends |
| additive inverse | -the opposite of a number |
| Opposites | two numbers that are the same difference from 0 on a number line,but on opposite sides of 0 |
| absolute value | the distance of the number and 0 on a number line; the absolute value of a number a is written as /a/. |