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Jan. 21 math vocab
Term | Definition |
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quotient | the answer in a division problem |
sum | the answer in an addition problem |
product | the answer in a multiplication problem |
divisor | the number that is being divided by in a division problem |
factors | the numbers being multiplied in a multiplication problem |
dividend | the number that is being divided in a division problem |
addends | the numbers being added in an addition problem |
difference | the answer in a subtraction problem |
remainder | what is left over in a division problem, such as 12/5 |
multiples | any given number times every other number |
place value | the value of a digit based on its position in a number |
decimal | a number containing a decimal point that separates a whole from fractional parts (tenths, hundredths, thousandths, and so on) |
estimate | to give an approximate number or answer based on mathematical thinking |
fraction | a number that names equal parts of a whole; a fraction can represent the division of two numbers |
denominator | the number below the line in a fraction that tells the number of equal parts in the whole |
numerator | the number above the line in a fraction that tells the number of equal parts that are being described |