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MAT 091 VOCAB
Basic Math vocabulary for MAT 091
Term | Definition |
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Digit | Symbols used in our number system |
Period | Every three places in a number |
Whole Number | 0,1,2,3,4,5,... |
Natural Numbers | aka. Counting Numbers 1,2,3,4,... |
Addition | Process of finding a total |
Addends | The numbers being added |
Sum | The result of addition |
Variable | Symbol that represents an unknown number. Often a letter of the alphabet. |
Commutative Property of Addition | a+b=b+a Order of the variables change |
Associative Property of Addition | (a+b)+c=a+(b+c) Only the Parentheses move |
Additive Identity Property | a+0=a |
Perimeter | The distance around a geometric figure Add values of all sides |
Subtraction | Is finding the missing addend from the sum. The reverse of addition |
Difference | The missing addend aka. SUBTRACTION |
Minuend | Result of subtraction |