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Math 1
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Integers | The set of whole numbers and their opposites. |
| Absolute Value | the distance b/w a number 0 on a number line; The absolute value of a number a is written a /a/. |
| Opposites | Two 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 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 of a number, multiply each number in the sum or a difference, by the number outside the parenthesis. Then evaluate. |
| Order of operations | The order in which to perform operations when evaluating expressions with more than one observations. |