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5th Grade Math
Math Vocab for 5th grade
Term | Definition |
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sum | the answer when adding |
product | the answer when multiplying |
quotient | the answer when dividing |
difference | the answer when subtracting |
expression | an expression is a mathematical phrase without an equal sign |
decimal | a number with one or more digits to the right of a decimal point |
composite number | a number greater than 0 that has three or more factors |
prime number | a whole number greater than 0 that has exactly two factors, 1 and itself |
multiple | the product of a whole number and any other whole number |
volume | the number of cubic units it takes to fill a figure |
thousandth | the name of the next place to the right of hundredth in the decimal system powers of ten- the powers of ten are a base number of 10 with an exponent. Our number system is based on the powers of 10. |
formula | is a general mathematical rule that is written as an equation evaluate - evaluate is to calculate the value |
evaluate | to calculate the value |
exponent | a number that tells the number of times the base is multiplied by itself |
cubic unit | a measure of volume. It is equal to the volume of a cube, which is 1 unit tall, 1 unit wider, and 1 unit long. |