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Unit 1 Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Additive Inverse | Two numbers whose sum is 0 are additive inverses on a number line |
Multiplicative Inverse | Two numbers whose product is 1 are multiplicative inverses of one another. |
Absolute Value | The distance of a number from 0. Since absolute value measures distance, the value is always positive. The absolute value symbol is a pair of vertical lines: | |. For example, | -4| = 4 is read, βThe absolute value of -4 equals 4.β |
Integers | The set of whole numbers and their opposites and zero. Also, a number expressible in the form of a or βa for some whole number a. |
Long Division | the mathematical method for dividing large numbers into multiple smaller groups or parts. |
Natural Numbers | the positive integers (whole numbers) 1, 2, 3, etc., and sometimes zero as well. |
Zero Pairs | A pair of numbers whose sum is zero. In the number line image below, numbers connected with a colored bracket are zero pairs. Visually, zero pairs can also be represented with two-color counters as seen below the number line. |
Negative Numbers | A real quantity having a value less than zero ( < 0 ) |
Opposite Numbers | A number with the same absolute value as a given number, but with a different sign. |
Positive Numbers | A real quantity having a value more than zero (>0) |
Rational Numbers | A number expressible in the form π/π or βπ/π for some fraction π/π. The rational numbers include the integers. |
Repeating decimal | A number whose decimal representation eventually becomes periodic (i.e., the same sequence of digits repeats indefinitely. The repeating portion of a decimal expansion is conventionally denoted with a vinculum ( βΎ ). For example, 1/3=0.3333 β¦ = 0. 3ΰ΄€. |
Terminating decimal. | A decimal with a finite number of digits. Also, if a decimalβs repeating digit is zero, the decimal is called a terminating decimal. Examples of terminating decimals can be seen below. |