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Math vocab 1
Words to know for math
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Integer | The set of whole numbers and their opposites |
| absolute value | The distance between a number and 0 on a number line |
| Opposites | Two numbers that are the same distance from 0 on a number line |
| additive inverse | The opposite of a number |
| associative property of addition | Changing the grouping of addends does not change the sum |
| associative property of multiplication | Changing the grouping of factors does not change the product |
| commutative property of addition | Changing the order of addends does not change the sum |
| commutative property of multiplication | Changing the order of factors does not change the product |
| distributive property | To multiply a sum or difference by a number |
| order of operations | The order in which to perform operations when evaluating expressions with more than one operation |
| rational number | A number that can be written as a/b where a and b are integers and b = 0 |
| whole number | The numbers 0,1,2,3,4, |
| terminating decimal | A decimal that ends |
| repeating decimal | A decimal that has a pattern that repeats |