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Decimal Vocab
basic computation terms
| Definition | Term |
|---|---|
| each of the two numbers being added together | addends |
| the answer to an addition problem | sum |
| the number that is being subtracted FROM | minuend |
| the amount that is BEING subtracted | subtrahend |
| the answer to a subtraction problem | difference |
| each of the two numbers that are being multiplied together | factors |
| the answer to a multiplication problem | product |
| the number that is BEING divided | dividend |
| the amount that a number is being divided BY | divisor |
| the answer to a division problem | quotient |
| the point in a number that separates whole numbers from parts less than one whole | decimal |
| to find an answer close to the exact amount without solving the original problem | estimate |
| a form of estimation using place value to shorten a number to make it easier to work with (5 & above give it a shove—4 and below let it go) | rounding |
| a form of estimation that changes the original numbers to something close that is easier to work with (Think math facts!) | compatible numbers |