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Unit 1 vocab math
Math Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Additive Inverse | Two numbers whose sum is 0 are additive inverses of one another. |
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, “The absolute value of -4 equals 4.” |
Integers | The set of whole numbers and their opposites and zero. Also, a number expressible in the form a or –a for some whole number a. |
Long Division | the mathematical method for dividing large numbers into smaller groups or parts. It helps to break down a problem into simple and easy steps |
Natural Numbers | the positive integers (whole numbers) 1, 2, 3, etc., and sometimes zero as well. |
Zero Pair | 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 number that is less than zero |
Opposite Numbers | A number with the same absolute value as a given number, but with a different sign. |
Positive Numbers | any number greater than zero |
Rational Numbers | A number expressible in the form a/b or -a/b for some form a/b The rational numbers include the integers. The image below shows some examples of rational numbers. |
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 ( ‾ ). For example, 1 3 = 0.3333 … = 0. 3 |
Terminating Decimal | A decimal with a finite number of digits. Also, if a decimal’s repeating digit is zero, the decimal is called a terminating decimal. Examples of terminating decimals can be seen below. |