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Math Vocab Unit 2
Everday Math Vocabulary Practice-- Unit 2
Term | Definition |
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quotient | the result of dividing one number by another number |
standard notation | most familiar way of representing numbers |
expanded form | a way of writing a number as the sum of the values of each digit |
base | the number that is raised to a power |
exponent | a number used in exponential notation to tell how many times the base is used as a factor |
exponential notation | a way to show repeated multiplication by the same factor |
power of 10 | a whole number that can be written as a product of 10s |
area model | a model for multiplication problems in which the length and width of a rectangle represent the factors and the area of the rectangle represents the product |
algorithm | a set of step-by-step instructions for doing something, such as carrying out a computation or solving a problem |
multiple | a product of n and a counting number |
dividend | the number in division that is being divided |
divisor | in division, the number that divides another number |
remainder | an amount left over when one number is divided by another number |
factor | two or more numbers that are multiplied to give a product |
product | the result of multiplying two or more numbers |