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Chapter 1 Vocab
Chapter 1 Math Vocabulary Words
Question | Answer |
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integer | the set of whole numbers and their opposites |
absolute value | distance between a number 0 on a number line; the absolute value of a number a is written as |a| |
opposites | two numbers that are the same distance from 0 on a number line, but on opposite side of 0 |
additive inverse | the opposite of a number |
associative property of addition | changing the grouping of addends does not change the sum |
associative property of multiplication | changing the grouping of factors does not change the product |
commutative property of addition | changing the order of addends does not change the sum |
commutative property of multiplication | changing the order of factors does not change the product |
distributive property | to multiply a sum or difference by a number, multiply each number in the sum or difference by the number outside the parenthesis. Then evaluate |
order of operations | the order in which to perform operations when evaluating expressions with more than one operation |