Math Vocabulary
A whole number; a number that is not a fraction
Integer
What is a mathematical phrase containing numbers, operations, and/or variable
Expression
to make something simpler or better understood
what is simplify?
the distance between a number and 0
what is absolute value?
the order to perform operations when solving an expression
what is order of operations?
a number that consists of an integer and a proper fraction
what is a mixed number?
A line containing numbers that increase/decrease from left to right
What is number line?
A pair of numbers that equals 0
What is a zero pair?
meaning above and below sea level
What is elevation?
the degree of heat level
What is temperature?
A comparison of two quantities using division
What is a ratio?
A numerical value that a digit has by virtue of the number
What is place value?
To break down a number into different parts
Wha is decomposing?
the sum of the data, divided by the number of data values
What is mean?
number of times the base is used as a factor
What is an exponent?
a quantity is chosen as a standard in terms of which other quantities may be expressed.
What are units?
a fraction whose denominator is a power of ten and whose numerator is expressed by figures placed to the right of a decimal point.
what is a decimal?
having a higher value than the other number
What is greater than?
a number smaller than the other one
What is less than?
the same in size/numbers
What is equal to?
The answer to a multiplication problem
What is a product?
the answer to the division problem
What is a quotient?
a diagram showing the relation between variable quantities
What is a graph
any number greater than zero
what is a positive number?
Any number less than zero
What is a negative number?