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Number & Operations
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| whole number | the basic counting numbers 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, … and so on |
| rounding | To replace a number with a number that tells about how much or how many to the nearest ten, hundred, thousand, and so on. Example: 42 rounded to the nearest 10 is 40. |
| estimation | to find a number that is close to the exact answer. |
| regroup - (regrouping) | to name a whole number in a different way. Example: 28 = 1 ten 18 ones |
| number line | A line that shows numbers in order using a scale. |
| place value | The value given to the place a digit has in a number. Example: In 946, the place value of the digit 9 is hundreds. |
| addend | Numbers added together to give a sum. |
| subtraction - | to take away from a group or a number of things. When we subtract, the number of things in the group reduce or become less. |
| addition | Finding the total, or sum, by combining two or more numbers. |
| plus | A symbol that shows addition; combine; put together two or more quantities. |
| sum | The answer to an addition problem. |
| digit | The symbols 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 used to write numbers. |
| difference | The answer when subtracting one number from another. |
| identity property of addition | says that the sum of 0 and any number is that number. Here's an example: 0 + 4 = 4 0 + 4 = 4 0+4=4. |
| commutative property of addition | says that changing the order of addends does not change the sum. |
| associative property of addition | Changing the grouping of addends does not change the sum. For example, (2 + 3) + 4 = 2 + (3 + 4)(2+3)+4=2+(3+4)left parenthesis, 2, plus, 3, right parenthesis, plus, 4, equals, 2, plus, left parenthesis, 3, plus, 4, right parenthesis. |
| bar graph | A graph drawn using rectangular bars to show how large each value is. |
| line plot | a graph that displays data as points or check marks above a number line, showing the frequency of each value. |