Term | Definition |
bar notation | in repeating decimals, the line or bar placed over the digits that repeat |
common denominator | a common multiple of denominators of two or more fractions |
composite number | a whole number greater than 1 that has more than two factors |
equivalent fractions | fractions that have the same value |
factor tree | a diagram showing the prime factorization of a number / the factors branch out from the previous factors until all of the factors are prime numbers |
greatest common factor | the greatest of the common factors of two or more numbers |
least common denominator | the least common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions |
least common multiple | the least of the common multiples of two or more numbers |
multiple | the product of a number and any whole number |
percent | a ratio that compares a number to 100 |
prime factorization | expressing a composite number as a product of prime numbers |
prime number | a whole number greater than 1 that has exactly two factors, 1 and itself |
ratio | a comparison of two numbers by division |
rational numbers | numbers that can be written as fractions, including terminating and repeating decimals, and integers |
repeating decimals | a decimal whose digits repeat in groups of one or more |
simplest form | when the greatest common factor of the numerator and denominator is 1 in a fraction |
terminating decimals | a decimal whose digits end |
Venn Diagram | a diagram that uses circles to show how elements among a set of numbers or objects are related |