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Math Unit 2 vocab
| Definition | |
|---|---|
| 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 zero on a number line, but on opposite sides of zero |
| additive inverse | the opposite of a number |
| associative property of addition | changing the group of addends does not change the sum |
| associative property of multiplication | changing the group of factors does 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 change the product |
| distributive property | to simplify a sum or a 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 |
| whole number | any number without a fraction |
| terminating decimal | a decimal that ends |
| repeating decimal | a decimal with repeating patterns |