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MATH 103 - Chapter 3
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Undergraduate 1
12/07/2010

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combined additively / additive combination
Definition
values joined together
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sum
Definition
the result of an additive combination
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compared additively / additive comparison
Definition
compare two quantities to determine how much greater or less one is than the other
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addends
Definition
numbers that are added together
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missing-addend (missing-part) situation
Definition
a situation that can be represented as a + ? = b
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take-away subtraction situation
Definition
a situation in which one quantity is removed or separated from a larger quantity
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remainder
Definition
what is left of the larger quantity when subtraction is done
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comparison subtraction situation
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a problem involving an additive comparison
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difference
Definition
the result of an additive comparison

the result when one number is subtracted from another
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minuend
Definition
the number from which the other is subtracted

4 - 3 = 1
4 -> minuend
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subtrahend
Definition
the number being subtracted

4 - 3 = 1
3 -> subtrahend
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discrete
Definition
quantities that are separate, non-touching objects that can be counted
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continuous
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quantities that can be measured only by length, area, and so on

MEASURED not counted
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repeated-addition view of multiplication
Definition
when a whole umber n of quantities, each with value q, are combined, the resulting quantity has a value of q+q+q+... (n addends) or n x q.
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factors
Definition
numbers being multiplied
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product
Definition
the result of multiplication
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multiple
Definition
also the result of multiplication
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multiplier
Definition
the first factor in multiplication

a x b = c
a -> multiplier
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multiplicand
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the second factor in multiplication

a x b = c
b -> multiplicand
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commutative property of multiplication
Definition
mn = nm
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associative property of multiplication
Definition
a x (b x c) = (a x b) x c
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dividend
Definition
the number that is being divided

a / b = c
a-> dividend
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divisor
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the number doing the division

a / b = c
b -> divisor
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quotient
Definition
the result of division

a / b = c
c -> quotient
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remainder
Definition
the fractional part of the dividend remaining after division
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