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Absolute Value of a Number |
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The distance between zero
and the number on the number line. |
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Addition Property of Zero |
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Zero added to a number
does not change the number. |
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Associative Property of Addition |
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Numbers to be added can be grouped (with parentheses, for example) in any order; the product will be the same. |
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Associative Property of Multiplication |
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Numbers to be multiplied can be grouped (with parentheses, for example) in any order, the product will be the same. |
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Percent times base equals amount |
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A number that is a factor of two or more numbers is a common factor of those numbers. |
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A number that is a multiple of two or more numbers is a common multiple of those numbers |
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Commulative Property of Addition. |
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Two numbers can be added in either order;
the sum will be the same. |
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Commulative Property of Multiplication |
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Two numbers can be multiplied in either order; the product will be the same. |
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A number that has whole-number factors
besides 1 and itself. |
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A term that has no variables. |
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A rectangular solid in which all six faces
are squares. |
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The part of a fraction that appears below
the fraction bar. |
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In subtraction, the result of subtracting
two numbers. |
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A statement of a the equality
of two mathematical expressions. |
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evaluating a variable expression |
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Replacing the variable or variables with numbers and then simplifying the resulting numerical expression. |
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In exponentrial notation, the raised number that indicates how many times the number to which it is attached is taken as a factor. |
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The expression of a number to some power, indicated by an exponent. |
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In multiplication, the numbers that are multiplied. |
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The whole-number factors of a number
divide that number evenly. |
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An equation that expresses
a relationship among variables. |
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A display that provides
a pictorial representation of data. |
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greatest common factor (GCF) |
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The largest common factor of two or more numbers. |
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The numbers {..., -3, -2, -1. 0, 1, 2, 3, ...} |
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least common denominator (LCD) |
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The least common multiple of denominators. |
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least common multiple (LCM) |
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The smallest common multiple
of two or more numbers. |
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Terms of a variable expression
that have the same variable part. |
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The products of that number
and the numbers 1, 2, 3, ... |
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Multiplication Property of One |
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The product of a number and one is the number. |
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Multiplication Property of Zero |
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The product of a number and zero is zero. |
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The numbers {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ...}
Also called the positive integers. |
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The number part of a variable term. When the numerical coefficient is 1 or -1, the 1 is usually not written. |
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Order of Operations Agreement |
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A set of rules that tells us in what order to perform the operations that occur in a numerical expression. |
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A decrease of a quantity, expressed
as a percent of its original value. |
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An increase of a quantity, expressed
as a percent of its original value. |
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The position of each digit in a number written in standard form determines that digit's place value. |
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The expression of a number as the product
of its prime factors. |
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A number whose only whole-number factors are 1 and itself. For instance, 13 is a prime number. |
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The square of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the two legs. |
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A comparison of two quantites
that have different units. |
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A comparison of two quantities
that have the same units. |
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A number that can be written as the ratio of two integers, where the denominator is not zero. |
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The fraction with the numerator
and denominator interchanged. |
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A decimal in which a block of one or more digits
repeats orever. |
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simplest form of a fraction |
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A fraction is in simplest form when there are no common factors in the numerator and denominator. |
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simplifying a variable expression |
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Combining like terms by adding their numerial coefficients. |
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A number that, when substituted for the variable, results in a true equation. |
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Finding a solution of the equation. |
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A letter used to stand for a quantity that is unknown or that can change. |
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An expression that contains one or more variable. |
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In a variable term, the variable or variables
and their exponents. |
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A term composed of a numerical coefficient
and a variable part. |
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The whole numbers are {0, 1, 2, 3, ...} |
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In decimal notation, that part of the number that appears to the left of the decimal point. |
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