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Math Terms
Fifth Grade Math Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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quotient | answer to a division problem |
sum | answer to an addition problem |
product | answer to a multiplication problem |
difference | answer to a subtraction problem |
factor | number being multiplied in a multiplication problem |
multiple | number achieved by multiplying a given number by any other number |
estimate | approximate answer gotten by calculating compatible numbers quickly and easily mentally |
digit | symbol for writing numbers 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 |
operation | one of four actions you do in math addition, subtraction, multiplication or division |
decimal | number that has digits in the tenths, hundredths, thousandths places, etc. |
equivalent | having the same value, but not expressed the same way |
value | worth |
property | a rule in mathematics that is always true found in addition and multiplication |
prime number | a number that has exactly 2 factors |
composite number | a number that has more than 2 factors a number that has 3 or more factors |
variable | a number that represents an unknown or missing value it will change from problem to problem |
divisor | number that is dividing the number outside the division frame |
evaluate | find the value or worth of an expression or problem |
expression | math phrase with at least one number, one variable, and one operation |
equation | math sentence containing an equal sign |