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healthcare chapter 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| angles | 135 |
| apothecary system | |
| basic formula | Desired Over Have (D/H) method |
| Celsius (C) | |
| decimals | away of expressing parts of the number or anything else that has been divided into two parts |
| degrees | |
| estimating | calculating the approximate answer |
| Fahrenheit (F) | |
| fractional question | equations using fractions for multiplication or division |
| fractions | a way of expressing numbers that represents parts of a whole |
| gram | |
| household system | |
| improper fractions | having a numerator larger than the denominators |
| liter | |
| math anxiety | math avoidance or phobia |
| meter | |
| metric system | |
| military time | time made with a 24 hour clock instead of 12 |
| mixed number | whole number and a fraction together |
| nomenclature | |
| percentages | used to express either a whole or part of a whole |
| proportion | a mathematical statement that two ratios are equal |
| ratios | show relationships between numbers or like values |
| reciprocal | up-side down fraction |
| reducing the fraction | finding a number that can be divided evenly into both the numerator and denominator |
| reference plane | |
| roman numerals | all numbers expressed by seven key numerals |
| rounding numbers | changing them to the nearest ten, hundred, thousand, or so on |
| sample | a small part or quantity intended to show what the whole is like. |
| simplifying the fraction | the fraction can be reduced to the lower equivalent fraction by dividing the number and denominator |
| statistics | the collection and analysis of large amounts of numerical data |
| whole numbers | traditionally used to count, not fractions or decimals |