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math proporties
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| communicative properties | changing the order of numbers in addition or multiplication doesn't change the result |
| assocative property | the sum or the product of three or more numbers does not change if they are grouped in a different way |
| identity property of multiplication | a number equals itself when multiplied by 1 |
| identity property of addition | by adding 0 to any number, the result is the number itself. |
| Additive inverse property | changing the sign of the number and adding it to the original number to get an answer equal to 0. |
| Multiplicative inverse property | if we multiply a number with its reciprocal, the product is always equal to 1. |