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Chpts 1-3
Vocabulary from Chpts 1-3
Vocab Word | Definition |
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digit | a numeral |
billion | 1,000 million |
benchmark | a familar number used as a point of reference |
period | each group of three digits separated by commas in a multidigit number |
mixed number | a number represented by a whole number and a fraction |
decimal | can name a whole and parts of a whole |
tenth | one part of 10 equal parts of a whole |
hundreth | one part of 100 equal parts of a whole |
thousandth | one part of 1,000 equal parts of a whole |
ten-thousandth | one part of 10,000 equal parts of a whole |
equivalent decimals | decimals that name the same number or amount |
estimate | to find a number that is close to an exact amount |
front-end estimation | an estimation that is made by adding or subtracting the value of the front digits of each number |