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Chapter 3 Vocabulary

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exponent   Tells how many times a number, or base, is used as a factor  
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power   a number tht can be expressed using an exponent  
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scientific notation   Written as the product of two factors. The frist factor is a number greater than or equal to one and less than ten. The second factor is a power of 10.  
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multiple   the product of a number and any nonzero whole number  
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least common multiple (LCM)   (of two or more numbers) is the least multiple that is common to all the numbers  
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factor   a whole number that divides another whole number with a remainder of 0  
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composite number   a whole number greater than one that has more than 2 factors  
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prime number   a whole number with exactly two factors, one and itself  
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prime factorization   writing a composite number as the product of its prime factors  
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greatest common factors (GCF)   (of two or more numbers) the greatest that is a factor of all the numbers  
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equivalent fractions   Fractions that name the same amount  
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simplest form   when the numerator and denominator of a fraction have no common factors other than 1  
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least common denominator (LCD)   _______ of two or more fractions is the least common multiple of their denominators  
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improper fraction   a fraction with a numerator greater than or equal to its denominator  
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mixed number   the sum of a whole number and a fraction  
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terminating decimal   a decimal that stops  
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repeating decimal   a decimal that repeats without end  
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rational number   a number that can be written as a quotient of two integers, where the divisor is not 0  
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