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Unit 1 Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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base of a prism | one side of a prism, usually considered to be the side show as the bottom the prism. |
cubic unit | the volume of a unit cube. |
distributive property | when one of the factors of a product is written as a sum, multiplying each addend by the other factor before adding does not change the product. |
inverse operations | operations that undo each other. |
plane figure | a two-dimensional figure, such as a circle, triangle, or rectangle. |
solid figure | a three-dimensional figure. |
unit cube | a cube with side lengths of 1 unit. |
unit square | a square with side lengths of 1 unit. |
volume | the amount of space inside a solid figure. |
dividend | the number that is divided by another number. |
divisor | the number by which another number is divided. |
quotient | the result of division. |
factor | a number that is multiplied |
product | the result of multiplication |
remainder | the amount left over when one number does not divide another number a whole number of times. |
partial products | the products you get in each step of the partial-products strategy. |
division | an operation used to separate a number of items into equal-sized groups. |
partial quotients | the quotients you get in each step of the partial-quotients strategy |
area | the amount of space inside a closed two-dimensional figure. |
rectangular prism | a solid figure with 6 rectangular faces. |
face | a flat surface of a solid shape. |
square unit | the area of a square with side lengths of 1 unit. |
formula | a mathematical relationship that is expressed in the form of an equation. |
algorithm | a set of routine steps used to solve problems. |