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vocabulary
number system vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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difference | the result when one number is subtracted from another |
dividend | the number to be divided in a division problem |
divisor | the number you are dividing by in a division problem. |
factor | a number that is multiplied by another number to get a product |
mixed number | a whole number and a proper fraction represented together |
measurement model of division | dividing a dividend through repeated subtraction of its divisor to find a quotient |
fraction | represents a part of a whole, or more generally,any number of equal parts.the notation includes two parts :a numerator and denominator |
multiple | the product of a number and any nonzero whole number |
partitive model of division | dividing a dividend into equal parts to find a quotient |
product | the result when two or more numbers are multiplied |
quotient | the result when one number is dividing by another |
reciprocal | one of two numbers whose product is one |
decimal | a notation used with writing fractions with base ten system.Also called decimal fractions. |
subtrahend | the number being subtracted by another number |
sum | the result when two or more number are added. |
whole number | a positive counting number starting with zero |
denominator | in fraction notation , it represents the number parts in a whole. |
numerator | in fraction notation,this shows how many parts indicated by the denominator are counted. |