click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Math Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Additive Inverses | Two numbers whose sum is 0; opposites |
| Algebraic expression | A name for a number that contains a variable |
| area | The measure of the interior of a closed boundary |
| Common denominator | Any nonzero number that is a multiple of the denominators of both fractions |
| Consecutive | Following one another in an uninterrupted order |
| Constant | A number which never changes |
| Coordinate | A number used to locate a point on a number line, the ordered pair used to locate a point on an x-y graph |
| Corresponding sides | Any pair of sides in the same relative postion in two figures |
| Distributive property | A property that relates two operations on numbers; usually multiplication and addition |
| Equation | A mathematical sentence that states the equality of two expressions |
| Equivalent | Equal in value, but in a diffferent form |
| Exponent | A small, raised number that indicates how many times the base is a factor |
| Greatest common factor | The largest factor that two or more numbers have in common |
| Improper fraction | A fraction whose numerator is equal to or greater than its denominator |
| Integer | Any whole number or its opposite |
| Irrational numbers | Numbers that cannot be written as fractions where both the numerator and denominator are integers and the denominator are integers and the denominator is not zero |
| Multiplicative Inverses | Two numbers whose product is 1 |
| Origin | The point where the x-axis and y-axis intersect |
| Pi | The ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter |
| Place value | The value of a digit in a number as determined by its position |
| Ratio | A comparison of two quantities with like units |
| Rational number | Any number that can be represented by a terminating or repeating decimal |
| Scale drawing | An accurate picture of an object in which all parts are drawn to the same scale; (proportion) |
| Simplify | To rewrite an expression following the orders of operations and combining like terms |
| Whole number | 0 and the positive integers |