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Math Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Digits | numerals 0 through 9 |
| Whole numbers | integers; starts at 0 and continues infinitely; not fractions |
| Odd | any number not evenly divisible by 2; starts at number 1 |
| Even | numbers evenly divisible by 2; starts at 0 |
| Prime | numbers only divisible by 1 and itself; no other factors other than 1 and itself (0 or 1 are not prime) |
| Composite | all other numbers that are not prime; do have more factors than 1 and itself (0 or 1 are not composite) |
| Operations | add, subtract, multiply, divide |
| Equation | a number sentence that contains an equal sign, showing that two expressions are equal (2+4= 2x3) |
| Expression | a combination of numbers, variables, and at least one operation |
| Evaluate | to find the value of an expression; to solve |
| Zero | used as a placeholder |
| Equal sign | means both sides are balanced |
| Fraction | a number that represents part of a whole or part of a set |
| Decimal | a number that has a digit in the tenths place, hundredths place, thousandths place, and beyond |
| Percent | a fractional part of one out of one hundred |
| Strategies | a plan or method used to find answers |
| Division | the inverse of multiplication |
| Subtraction | the inverse of addition |
| Exponent | a symbol written above and to the right of a number to tell how many times it is to be used as a factor |
| Order of Operations | a set of rules to follow when m,ore than one operation is used in an expression (P E M D A S) |
| Sum | answer to addition problem |
| Difference | answer to subtraction problem |
| Quotient | answer to division problem |
| Product | answer to multiplication problem |
| Place Value | the value a digit has based upon its position in the place value chart |
| Make sense? | what should be asked to test the reasonableness of your answer |
| Powers of 10 | 10 being multiplied by itself over and over again; makes a pattern of zeros |
| Base | in an exponent, it is the number being used as a factor |
| Mixed Number | whole number plus a fraction |
| Improper Fraction | fraction whose value is more than one |
| Proper Fraction | fraction whose value is one or less than one |
| Fractional Whole | the value of 1 whole written as an improper fraction Ex: 3/3 = 1 |
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calimoreno
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