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define absolute value   the absolute value of a number is it's distance from 0 on a number line.  
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define additive inverse   an additive inverse is two numbers with a sum of 0  
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what is the associative property of addition   changing the grouping of the addends does not change the sum  
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what is the associative property of multiplication   changing the grouping of factors does not change the product  
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what is the commutative property of addition   changing the order of addends does not change the sum  
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what the commutative property of multiplication   changing the order of factors does not change the product  
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define compatible numbers   compatible numbers are number that are easy to compute mentally  
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define distributive property   distributive property is when you split the biggest number in the problem so you can calculate it mentally  
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what is the identity property of addition   the sum of 0 and a is a  
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what is the identity property of multiplication   the product of 1 and a is a  
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define integers   integers are the set of positive whole numbers, their opposites, and zero  
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define mean   the mean of a set of data is the sum of the data divided by the number of data items  
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define median   the median of a data set is the middle value when the data are arranged in numerical order  
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define mode   the mode of a data set is the item that occurs with the greatest frequency  
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define opposites   opposites are two numbers the same distance from 0 on a number line, but in opposite directions  
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define order of operations   order of operations is when a problem has more than one operation so you do the operations in a certain order  
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define outlier   an outlier is a data item that is that is much higher or much lower than the other items in a set of data  
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define range   the range of a data set is the difference between the greatest and the least values  
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what is the zero property   the product of zero and any number is zero  
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