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Math Vocab
Vocab
Question | Answer |
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Absolute Value | A number's distance from 0 on a number line. |
Coefficient | The number that multiplies the variable(s) in an algebraic expression. |
Distributive Property | Ex. 2(2y-x)= 4y-2x |
Equation | A mathematical sentance stating that two expressions have the same value, it also includes an equal sign. |
Expression | A mathematical phrase that contains variables, numbers, operations, and does not contain an equal sign. |
Integers | All the whole numbers,and their opposites, including 0. |
Multiples | The numbers that result from multiplying a given whole number by the set of whole numbers. |
Numerator | The number on top of a fraction that is the part of the whole. |
Denominator | The number on the bottom of the fraction that means the whole or complete set. |
Quotient | The result of dividing 2 whole numbers. |
Variable | Any symbol, usually a letter, which represents an unknown number. |
Exponent | The number of times the base occurs as a factor. |
Fraction | A rational number that the top side is the numerator and the bottom is the denominator, and also made to mean a part of a whole. |
Ratio | The comparison of 2 quantities. |
Rational Number | A number that can be expressed as a ratio of a/b. |
Whole Number | Any number in the set 1, 2, 3, 4, 5..... |