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White Grade 5 Vocab
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Whole Numbers | The numbers numerical numbers starting with 0, 1...... |
| Sum | The answer in an addition equation |
| Estimate | Find about how many or about how much. A reasonable guess about a measurement or answer |
| Difference | The distance between 2 numbers on a number line, the answer to a subtraction equation |
| Factor | One of two or more numbers multiplied together to make a product |
| Quotient | The answer in a division equation |
| Divisor | The number that divided into another number |
| Dividend | The number being divided |
| Regrouping | An equal exchange from one place to the next |
| Numerator | The number above the line in a fraction; the number that tells how many equal parts are described by the fraction |
| Denominator | The number below the line in a fraction; it tells the number of equal parts into which a whole is divided. |
| Mixed Number | A number with an integer part and fraction part |
| Improper Fraction | A fraction with a value greater than 1 that is not written as a mixed number |
| Equivalent Fraction | Fractions that represent an equal amount |
| Greatest Common (GCF) | The largest common number that divides evenly into two or more numbers |
| Simplest Form | A fraction whose numerator and denominator have no common factor greater than one |
| Least Common Denominator or Least Common Multiple | The smallest common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions |
| Divisible | Capable of being divided by another number without a remainder |
| Factors | A number that is multiplied by another number to find a product |
| Multiple | The product of that number and any other whole number |
| Prime Number | A number with exactly two factors |
| Composite Number | A number with more than two factors |
| Divisiblitily Rules | Rules that determine when a number is divisible by another number |
| Array | An arrangement of objects, picutres or numbers in colums and rows. |
| Even | Any number ending in 0,2,4,6, or 8; divisible by two |
| Odd | Any number ending in 1,3,5,7, or 9 |
| Product | The answer in multiplication |
| Sum | The answer in addition |
| Difference | The answer in subtraction |
| Quotient | The answer in a divison equation |
| Parentheses | A pair of grouping symbols used to enclose sections of a mathematical expression |
| Order of Operations | When an equation has more than one operation, we use a specific order to solve the problem |
| Expression | A representation of a quantity. It may be made up of numbers, variables, computational symbols, and grouping symbols. |
| Simplify | All possible computation has been performed on the expression |
| Perimeter | A measure of the path or distance a plane figure |
| Area | The surface included within a plane figure |
| Volume | Measurement of a three-dimensiional figure of capacity |
| Length | The distance between two points along a line |
| Mass | The amount of matter in an object |
| Liquid Volume | Capacity |
| Circle | A set of points on a flat surface with every point an equal distance from a given point called the center |
| Circumference | Distance around or perimeter of a circle |
| Chord | Line segment connecting any two points on a circle |
| Diameter | A special chord that goes throught the center of a circle |
| Radius | A line segment joining the center of a circle to any point on the circle |
| Elapsed time | The amount of time that has passed between two given times |
| Protractor | An instrument used in measuring or drawing angles |
| Degree | A measure for angles |
| Angle | Two line segments or rays that meet at a common endpoint |
| Vertex | A point where two or more straight lines meet |
| Right Angle | An angle which is equal to 90 degrees |
| Straight Angle | An angle that looks like a straight line; measures 180 degrees |
| Acute Angle | An angle which measures less than 90 degrees |
| Obtuse Angle | An angle which measures more than 90 degrees |
| Triangle | Polygon with 3 sides and 3 angles |
| Right Triangle | A triangle that contains one right angle |
| Obtuse Triangle | A triangle that has one obtuse angle |
| Acute Triangle | A triangle that has three acute angles |
| Scalene Triangle | A triangle that has no congruent sides |
| Isosceles Triangle | A triangle that contains two congruent sides |
| Equilateral Triangle | A triangle in which all sides are congruent |
| Transformation | A change in the position of a shape without changing its appearance. |
| Reflection | An image of an object when it is viewed in a mirror |
| Rotation | The movement of an object about an axis through some angle |
| Translation | The shifting of the position of a shape, generally horizontally or vertically, without rotation or reflection |
| Probability | The chance of an event occurring |
| Likelihood | The probability of an event occurring |
| Outcome | Result of an experiment |
| Impossible | An event is impossible if it has a probability of 0 |
| Unlikely | Not likely to occur |
| As likely as | Equally likely |
| Equally likely | Outcomes that have the same probability |
| Likely | Seeming like certainty |
| Certain | An event is certain to occur if it has a probability of 1 |
| Sample Space | All possible outcomes of an experiment |
| Mean | Sum of the values in a data set divided by the number of values; average |
| Median | Middle value of a data set in numerical order |
| Mode | Value piece of data that occurs most frequently in the data set |
| Range | The spread of a set of data; variation |
| Numberical | Expressed as numbers |
| Pattern | Sequence that follows a rule or rules to repeat or change |
| Variable | A letter or symbol representing a varying quatity |
| Equation | A mathematical sentence which contains one or more vaiable and an = sign |