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MyMathCh2 Add/Subt
Chapter 2 vocabulary words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Associative Property of Addition | The property which states that the grouping of the addends does not change the sum. |
| Commutative Property of Addition | The property which states that the order in which two numbers are added does not change the sum. |
| Identity Property of Addition | For any number, zero plus the number is that number. |
| equation | A sentence that contains an equal sign (=) showing that two expressions are equal. |
| unknown | An amount that has not been identified. |
| variable | A letter or symbol used to represent an unknown quantity. |
| minuend | A number from which another number is subtracted (the first number in a subtraction equation). |
| subtrahend | A number subtracted from another number (the second number in a subtraction equation). |