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Math Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the number that is multiplied by itself when the power is raised | base |
| the number that tells how many times the base is used as a factor | exponent |
| the way to write a number using a base and an exponent | exponential notation |
| a common way to write a number using commas after every three digits starting from the right | standard form |
| a name for a number to the second power | squared |
| a name for a number to the third power | cubed |
| a letter or symbol that represents a number that can vary or change | variable |
| a mathematical phrase that has numbers, operations, and a variable but no equal sign | expression |
| the same number can be added to both sides of an equation and the sides remain equal | addition property of equality |
| the same number can be subtracted to both sides of an equation and the sides remain equal | subtraction property of equality |
| number sentences that uses an equal sign to show that two expressions have the same value | equation |
| operations that undo each other or opposite operations (subtraction is inverse of addition and multiplication is inverse of division) | inversere operations |
| both sides of an equation can be multiplied by the same nonzero number and the sides remain equal | multiplication property of equality |
| both sides of an equation can be divided by the same nonzero number and the sides remain equal | division property of equality |
| the number you're dividing by | divisor |
| numbers you can compute in your head easily | compatible numbers |
| the answer to a division problem, not including the remainder | quotient |
| the number you are dividing | dividend |
| the number left over after you divide | remainder |
| the property that states that multiplying or dividing a sum by a number is the same as multiplying or dividing each addend by the number and then adding the products or quotients | distributive property |
| to solve | evaluate |
| a math phrase that has numbers and operation signs but no equal sign | numerical expression |
| the order that you should use to correctly solve math problems | order of operations |
| each group of three digits separated by commas in a multi-digit number | period |
| to find an answer that is close to the exact amount | estimate |
| states that if you know that one quanity is equal to another, you can substitute that quantity for the other in an equation | substitution property of equality |
| the set of whole numbers and their opposites (-5, +5), positive integer- any integer greater than 0 | integer |
| any integer less than zero | negative integer |
| any integer greater than zero | positive integer |