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nubmer sence ch 1,3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| dividend | the number that is to be divided in a division problem. |
| common factor | a number that is a factor of two or more numbers. |
| divisor | a number that divides the dividend. |
| factor | a number multiplied by another number to find a product. |
| least common multiple | the least number that is a common multiple of two or more numbers. |
| greatest common factor | the greatest factor that two or more numbers have in common. |
| prime factor | a number that has exactly two factors 1 and itself. |
| prime factorization | a number written as the product of all its prime factors. |
| reciprocal | two numbers are reciprocals of each other if their product equals 1. |
| mixed number | a number that is made up of whole number and a fraction. |
| simplest form | a fraction is in simplest form when the numerator and denominator have only 1 as a common factor. |
| fraction | a number names a part of a whole or a part of a group. |
| common denominator | a common multiple of two of more denominators. |
| multiplicative inverse | a reciprocal of a number that is multiplied by that number resulting in a product of 1. |
| compatible numbers | numbers that are easy to compute with mentally. |
| equivalent fractions | fractions that name the same amount or part. |
| line of symmetry | a line that divides a figure into halves that are reflections of each other. |
| coordinate plane | a plane formed by horizontal line called the x-axis and a vertical line called the y-axis. |
| integers | the set of whole numbers and their opposites. |
| line symmetry | a figure has line symmetry if it can be folded about a line so that its two parts match exactly. |
| negative integer | any integer less than zero. |
| ordered pair | a pair of numbers used to locate a point on a grid. |
| absolute value | the distance of an integer from zero on a number line. |
| opposites | two numbers that are the same distance but in opposite directions, from zero on a number line. |