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Math vocab.
7th grade vocab chapter 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Integer | The set of whole numbers and their opposites |
| absolute value | the distance between a numbers and 0 on a number line |
| Opposites | Two numbers that are the same distance from 0 on a number line, but on opposites sides of 0 |
| 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 the sum or difference by a number multiply each number in the sum or difference by the number outside the parentheses |
| order of operations- | The order in which to perform operation when evaluating expressions with more than one operation |