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math chapter 2
vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Multiplicative inverse | One of two numbers whose product is one |
reciprocal | one of two numbers whose product is one |
repeating decimal | decimal number that has a block of one or more digits that repeat continuously (where all digits in the block are not zero) |
terminating decimal | a decimal number that ends or terminates |
benchmark | a familiar number used as a point of reference |
compatible numbers | numbers that are easy to compute with mentally |
common denominator | a common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions |
equivalent fractions | two or more fractions that name the same amount |
mixed number | a number represented by a whole number and a fraction |
simplest form | a fraction in which 1 is the only number that can divide evenly into the numerator and the denominator. |