Operations |
Word
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Definition
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Example
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multiplication |
Finds the total number of objects based on the number of objects in each group times the number of groups
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3×5 = 15
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division |
Splits numbers into groups; the inverse operation of multiplication
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15÷3 = 5
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factor |
Numbers that make up another number when multiplied together
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Factors of 15:
1, 3, 5, 15
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decompose |
Breaking a number into smaller parts
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234 = 200+30+4
234 = 2×3×3×13 |
product |
The answer in a multiplication problem
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3×5 = 15 |
array |
A geometric picture of a multiplication problem
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dimensions |
The measurement of the sides of a plane figure, also the factors of a multiplication problem
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3 cm × 5 cm rectangle
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unmarked array
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An array that does not have the area marked off in square units
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combination
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Two factors which pair together to form a specific product
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3, 5 [3×5=15]
1, 15 [1×15=15] |
multiple |
The product of a specific number times any other number(s)
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Multiples of 2:
2, 4, 6, 8, 10...
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even numbers
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Numbers which are multiples of two
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2, 4, 6, ...8...100...1,000...
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odd numbers
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Numbers which are not multiples of two
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1, 3, 5...101...
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prime numbers
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Numbers which have only one and itself as factors
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1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 11...
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composite numbers
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Numbers which are made up by more than one combination of factors
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4, 8, 16, 44
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square number
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The product of a number multiplied by itself, also written as 22
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22=2×2=4
32=3×3=9 |
prime factorization
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The process of finding all of the prime numbers which are factors of a number
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Prime factors for 100:
1, 2, 5
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representation
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A way of showing a mathematical relationship or concept
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3 groups of 5:
3×5

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distributive property
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Multiplication can distribute across addition which allows us to break up multiplication problems into smaller parts
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3×15=3×(10+5)=(3×10)+(3×5)=30+15=45
p=(2×l)+(2×w)=2×(l+w) |
associative property
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Addition: Addends (the parts of an addition problem) may be added together in any order
Multiplication: Factors may be multiplied together in any order
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3+(5+10)=(3+5)+10
2×(3×5)=(2×3)+5 |
<, less than
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The number, variable, or operation shown to the left of the symbol is smaller than the one shown to the right
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3<5 |
>, greater than
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The number, variable, or operation shown to the left of the symbol is larger than the one shown to the right
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9>7 |
≤, less than or equal to
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The number, variable, or operation shown to the left of the symbol is smaller than or is equal to the one to the right
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3≤4
2+2≤4
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≥, greater than or equal to
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The number, variable, or operation shown to the left of the symbol is larger than or is equal to the one to the right
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4≥3
2×2≥4
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=, equal
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The numbers, variables, or operations shown on either side of the symbol are equal to each other
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3=3
2+3=5
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≠, not equal
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The numbers, variables, or operations shown on either side of the symbol are not equal to each other
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3≠5
2+3≠6
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ascending |
Ordered from smallest to largest
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2, 5, 7, 9, 11
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descending |
Ordered from largest to smallest |
11, 9, 7, 5, 2
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dividend |
The number being split into groups
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15÷3=5
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divisor |
The number of groups into which the dividend is being split or the size of the groups into which the dividend is being split
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15÷3=5 |
quotient |
The answer to a division problem
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15÷3=5 |
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Number Sense & Place Value
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standard form
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The normal way we write numbers
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952,345 |
written form
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The words we use to write numbers
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Nine hundred fifty-two thousand, three hundred forty-five
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expanded notation
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Writing out numbers based on their place value
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900,000 + 50,000 + 2,000 +300 + 40 +5
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hundred thousands place
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The position in which a number is equal to itself times 100,000
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952,345
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ten thousands place
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The position in which a number is equal to itself times 10,000
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952,345 |
thousands place
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The position in which a number is equal to itself times 1,000
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952,345 |
hundreds place
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The position in which a number is equal to itself times 100
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952,345 |
tens place
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The position in which a number is equal to itself times 10
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952,345 |
ones place
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The position in which a number is valued as itself
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952,345 |
million |
One thousand thousands
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1,000,000 |
billion |
One thousand millions
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1,000,000,000 |
trillion |
One thousand billions
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1,000,000,000,000 |
fraction |
A group or object divided into smaller portions (or parts)
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numerator |
The number on the top of the fraction, represents the number of parts of a whole that we have (or are shaded in)
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denominator |
The number on the bottom of the fraction, represents the number of parts into which the whole is split
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decimal |
A fraction represented as a number based on tenths, hundredths, thousandths...
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.5 = one half
.25 = one quarter
.1 = one tenth
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percent |
A portion (fraction) out of one hundred
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100% = whole
50% = one half
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equivalent |
Fractions, decimals, percents, or numbers which are equal to each other
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tenths
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The position in which a number is equal to the fraction of itself over ten
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.1 = 1 tenth
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hundredths |
The position in which a number is equal to the fraction of itself over one hundred
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.01 = 1 hundredth
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thousandths |
The position in which a number is equal to the fraction of itself over one thousand
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.001 = 1 thousandth
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ten thousandths
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The position in which a number is equal to the fraction of itself over ten thousand
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.0001 = 1 ten thousandth
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number line
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A representation of numbers on a line in order from smallest to largest (or largest to smallest).
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<---1--2--3--4--->
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2D Geometry/Plane Figures
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angle |
The space between two intersecting lines or line segments
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vertex (vertices)
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The point where two lines or line segments intersect
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right angle
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An angle that measures 90°
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acute angle
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An angle that measures less than 90°
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obtuse angle
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An angle that measures more than 90°
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straight angle
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An angle that measures 180°
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triangle |
A 2D plane polygon with three sides and three angles
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right triangle
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A triangle with a 90° angle at one of its vertices
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obtuse triangle
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A triangle with an obtuse angle at one of its vertices
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acute triangle
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A triangle with all acute angles
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equilateral triangle
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A triangle with all equal sides and angles
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isosceles triangle |
A triangle with two equal sides and one different side
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scalene triangle
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A triangle with no equal sides
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quadrilateral |
A polygon with four sides
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parallel |
Two lines which never intersect
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trapezoid |
A quadrilateral with only one set of parallel sides
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parallelogram |
A quadrilateral with two sets of parallel sides
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rectangle |
A parallelogram with all equal angles
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rhombus |
A parallelogram with all equal sides
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square |
A rectangle with all equal sides and a rhombus with all equal angles
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regular polygon
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A polygon with all equal sides and all equal angles
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irregular polygon
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A polygon which does not have all equal sides and all equal angles
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pentagon |
A regular polygon with five sides
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hexagon |
A regular polygon with six sides
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heptagon |
A regular polygon with seven sides
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octagon |
A regular polygon with eight sides
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decagon |
A regular polygon with ten sides
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supplementary angle
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Two angles which measure 180° when their angle measures are added together
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complementary angle
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Two angles which measure 90° forming a right angle when their measures are added together
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adjacent angle
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Angles which are side by side and share a vertex
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internal angle
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The angle inside a single polygon"s sides
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external angle
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The supplementary angle to the internal angle
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dimensions
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The measures of the sides
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perimeter |
The measure around the outside of a polygon
p=2×(l+w) / Perimeter = 2 × (length + width)
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area |
The measure of the inside of a polygon
a=l×w (area= length × width)
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perpendicular |
Intersecting lines which form 90° internal angles
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line
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Extends infinitely in both directions
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line segment
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A portion of a line between points
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ray |
A line segment which begins at a point and extends infinitely in one direction
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line symmetry
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A shape shows line symmetry when it can be bisected by a line and both sides are identical
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rotational symmetry
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A
shape shows rotational symmetry when it can be rotated and be identical
to the original shape at some angle other than 0° or 360°.
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diagonal |
A line segment with end points at vertices in the side of a 2D polygon
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