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Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| convert | to change from one form to another |
| numerator | the top number of a fraction |
| denominator | the bottom number of a fraction |
| repeating decimal | a decimal that continues and does not stop |
| terminating decimal | a decimal that stops |
| bar notation | mathematic symbol that is placed above the repeating number in a decimal |
| base | the bigger number when working with exponents |
| exponent | the smaller number when working with exponents--it tells the base how many time to multiply itself |
| squared | a number multiplied by itself |
| cubed | a number that is multiplied by itself 3 times |
| ascending | in numerical order from least to biggest |
| descending | in numerical order from biggest to smallest |
| percent | out of 100 |
| Scientific Notation | A number written as a multiplication problem that contains a whole number that is 1 or more but less than ten and a power of 10 |
| Square Root | One of the 2 equal factors of a number. IE the square root of 64 is 8 |