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Ch 1-3 Vocab
Math
Question | Answer |
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prime factorization | A number written as the product of all its prime numbers |
divisor | the number that divides the dividend |
prime number | a number that has exactly two factors 1 and its self |
factor | a number multiplied by another number to find a product |
common factor | a number that is a factor of two or more numbers |
dividend | the number that is to be divided in a division problem |
greatest common factor | the greatest factor that two or more numbers have in common |
least common multiple | The least number that is a common multiple of two or more numbers |
reciprocal | two numbers are reciprocals of each other if their product equals 1 |
fraction | a number that names a part of a whole or a part of a group |
mixed number | a number that is made up of a whole number and a fraction |
simplest form | a fraction is in simplest form when the numerator and denominator have only 1 as a common factor |
compatible numbers | numbers that are easy to compute with mentally |
common denominator | a common multiple of two or more denominators |
multiplicative inverse | a reciprocal of a number that is multiplied by that number resulting in a product of 1 |
equivalent fractions | fractions that name the same amount or part |
opposites | two numbers that are the same distance, but in opposite directions, from zero on a number line |
y-axis | the vertical number line on a coordinate plate |
y-coordinate | the second number in an ordered pair; tells the distance to move up or down |
line of symmetry | a line that divides a figure into two halves that are reflections of each other |
integers | the set of whole numbers and their opposites |
quadrants | the four regions of the coordinate plane separated by the x- and y-axes |
x-coordinate | the first number in an ordered pair; tells the distance to move right or left from (0,0) |
line symmetry | a figure has line symmetry if it can be folded about a line so that its two parts match exactly |
negative integer | any integer less than zero |
x-axis | the horizontal number line on a coordinate plane |
ordered pair | a pair of numbers used to locate a point on a grid |
positive integer | any integer greater than zero |
coordinate plane | a plane formed by a horizontal line called the x-axis and a vertical line called the y-axis |
absolute value | the distance of an integer from zero on a number line |
origin | the point where the two axes of a coordinate plane intersect; (0,0) |
rational number | any number that can be written as a ratio a/b where a and b integers and b =/ 0. |