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Unit 4 Decimal Vocab
Term | Definition |
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decimal | a number written in standard, base-10 notation that contains a decimal point |
decimal point | a dot used to separate the ones and tenths places in decimals |
tenth | 1 of 10 equal parts of something; first place value spot to the right of the decimal point |
hundredth | 1 of 100 equal parts of something; second place value spot to the right of the decimal point |
thousandth | 1 of 1000 equal parts of something; third place value spot to the right of the decimal point |
expanded form | a way of writing a number as the sum of the values of each digit |
standard form | the most familiar way of representing numbers |
compare | determine which value is greater than, less than, or equal to another value |
order | compare or list values from least to greatest or greatest to least |
round | use the next higher value place to locate the nearest whole number, tenth, hundredth, or thousandth to a given number |
addend | any one of a set of numbers that are added |
algorithm | a set of step-by-step instructions for solving a problem |